Meaning of shortage in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    shortage

    Definitions

    1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
  2. 2. an acute insufficiency

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  • « If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand. »
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