shortage

A shortage is a situation where there is an insufficient amount of something. (noun)

When there is not enough food for everyone, this is an example of a situation where there is ashortage of food.

See shortage in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

a deficiency in the quantity or amount needed or expected, or the extent of this; deficit

See shortage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(shôrˈtĭj)

noun

A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

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