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shortage

noun short·age \ˈshȯr-tij\

: a state in which there is not enough of something that is needed ( chiefly Brit )

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1868

Synonyms: crunch, dearth, deficit, drought (also drouth), failure, famine, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency, lack, lacuna, paucity, pinch, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, deficiency, undersupply, want

Antonyms: abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, plenitude, plenty, sufficiency, wealth

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noun short·age \ˈshȯr-tij\

: a condition in which there is not enough of something needed : deficit <a water shortage>

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