Definitionn. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
Last update: October 7, 2015
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Shortage of basic amenities led to social problems. [Please select]
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There was no shortage of rocks on the mountain. [Please select]
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They were the first-fruit of the speeding up of munition-factories at home after the public outcry against shell shortage and the lack of high explosives. [Please select]
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For long journeys the rivers were of more importance, since transport by wagon was always expensive owing to the shortage of draught animals. [Please select]
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"Do you think," she asked, "that there is any chance of a shortage of food." [Please select]
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"What is far more serious than a food shortage is the possibility of a money panic." [Please select]
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"And as for zinc, if the shortage is known the shortage will be provided for." [Please select]
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This fact begins to indicate why there was no shortage in the agricultural output. [Please select]
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