shortage
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plural
shortages
plural
shortages
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHORTAGE
:
a state in which there is not enough of something that is needed
— often + of
[count]
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a gasoline/water shortage
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a shortage of cash/gasoline/teachers/water
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There is no shortage of restaurants [=there are many restaurants] in the city.
[noncount]
(chiefly Brit)
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periods of food shortage
