shortage Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
shortfall; deficit.
- new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
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noun an acute insufficiency
famine; dearth.
WordNet
Short"age noun
Definitions
Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a .shortage in money accounts