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1
a
situation
in which there is not enough of something:
Examples:
There's a
shortage
of
food
and
shelter
in the
refugee
camps
.
The long
hot
summer
has
led
to
serious
water shortages.
2
a
lack
of something
needed
:
Examples:
There is a
severe
shortage
of low-cost
housing
in the
city
.
3
a
situation
in which there is
less
of something than people want or need:
Examples:
a
shortage
of sth New
Orleans
is
suffering
from an
acute
shortage
of
housing
.
California
faces
a
shortage
of college-educated
workers
that could
slow
its
economic
growth
.
an
energy
/
food
/water
shortage
a
labour
/
skills
/
staff
shortage
4
a lot of something:
Examples:
He has no
shortage
of
ambition
or
energy
.
There is no
shortage
of new
land
to
build
on.
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