The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
(Sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing.
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Examples for "shortage "
Examples for "shortage "
1 It said the shortage of the vaccine affected most countries in Europe.
2 Trade and government officials do not see any shortage of staples, however.
3 There was currently a shortage of good quality accommodation for these companies.
4 There's an opportunity shortage , Reverend Jesse Jackson told USA Today in August.
5 However, growth in the industry has shown up a shortage of talent.
1 The court said the shortfall was not due to a long-term problem.
2 Greening said: At the heart is the need to address capacity shortfall .
3 That was almost three times the net financial shortfall a year earlier.
4 For that, rich nations' demand shortfall will need to end, and quickly.
5 The shortfall is higher than market expectations of around 1 billion euros.
A shortage or absence of what is needed.
1 The state budget deficit this year is projected at 195 billion riyals.
2 This could therefore be a means to reduce the public sector deficit .
3 Countries accumulate debt partly as a result of sustaining a trade deficit .
4 We need to take responsibility for our deficit , and reform our government.
5 The same would be true for any future deficit - cutting agreement, he said.
6 What society regarded as a deficit became a benefit: no became yes.
7 The national budget deficit ratio could rise to record levels, they added.
8 Indeed, it had the biggest public deficit in the EU last year.
9 A large effect of water deficit on fruit secondary metabolism was observed.
10 Last year the government targeted a deficit of 6 percent of GDP.
11 One analyst said he expected a deficit of 8 percent this year.
12 The deficit was the result of falling dairy prices and rising imports.
13 But let's be clear: deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan.
14 Less discussed in the context of major deficit reduction is tax reform.
15 Projections that there will be a major deficit problem are highly uncertain.
16 However, it is a legal requirement to reduce any deficit over time.
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