shortage
pronunciation
How to pronounce shortage in British English:
UK [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ]
How to pronounce shortage in American English:
US [ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- an acute insufficiency
Word Origin
- shortage (n.)
- 1862, American English, from short + -age.
Example
- 1. The shortage is partly related to basel capital requirements .
- 2. The official reason was a shortage of domestic supply .
- 3. Britain has a skills deficit including a shortage of engineers .
- 4. Facing a shortage of willing workers , employers are trying to improve their offer .
- 5. Overcrowding and a shortage of resources constrain bug populations .