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Meanings of shortage in English

Portuguese
deficiência

The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.

        deficiência
        Portuguese
        fome
        Catalan
        fretura
        Spanish
        hambre

        A lack or short supply.

              fome
              Russian
              дефицит
              Portuguese
              escassez
              Spanish
              exceso de demanda
              Catalan
              excés de demanda

              Economic demand that exceeds supply.

                  дефицит
                  Usage of shortage in English
                  1
                  It said the shortage of the vaccine affected most countries in Europe.
                  The Irish Times
                  2
                  Trade and government officials do not see any shortage of staples, however.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  There was currently a shortage of good quality accommodation for these companies.
                  The Irish Times
                  4
                  There's an opportunity shortage, Reverend Jesse Jackson told USA Today in August.
                  The Guardian
                  5
                  However, growth in the industry has shown up a shortage of talent.
                  The Irish Times
                  6
                  The chronic shortage of organs available for transplant is a global problem.
                  Reuters
                  7
                  The Syrian leader also said the army faced a shortage of soldiers.
                  BBC
                  8
                  Maqina said people had also lost livestock because of the water shortage.
                  The South African
                  9
                  There is a serious labour shortage in dairy farming in New Zealand.
                  The Irish Times
                  10
                  These days, there's no shortage of companies with similar plans in Asia.
                  Wired
                  11
                  There was no power shortage at the Police Department-atleast not yet.
                  Under the dome: a novel
                  12
                  One of the consequences of the rental-voucher shortage is clear: soaring homelessness.
                  The Guardian
                  13
                  However, the shortage of suitable donors places severe limitations on this route.
                  Pubmed
                  14
                  EBONY: Earlier this year, Manpower reported that there is a talent shortage.
                  Ebony
                  15
                  The new rooms will help plug Manila's chronic shortage of quality accommodation.
                  Reuters
                  16
                  Again, consider the situation, and the price of Austershalin during a shortage.
                  The lies of locke lamora
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                  Shortage through the time
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