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shortage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English shortage From short + -age.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
   • The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania.[…]It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber. 2013 August 3, “The future of oil: Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2013:
   • The admirable smoothness of the riding also reflected the greatest credit on those who, despite the difficulties caused by the shortage of men and materials, have succeeded in maintaining the track in such first-class order. 1946 July and August, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 213:
   • The coup was well-planned. Fuel was artificially held back so as to create shortages and dissatisfaction with Brotherhood rule. The old state-controlled unions mounted public sector strikes that further sabotaged the economy and annoyed people. Police-controlled thugs who had been used against the Tahrir Square demonstrations in 2011 came back into action. 2013 August 23, Jonathan Steele, “The west has little influence in Egypt”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 11, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2020, page 18:

Forms

Antonyms

glut · surplus · mountain

Deriveds

preshortage · skills shortage · water shortage

Relateds

rationing · famine · outage · drought · ration

Translations (116)

sh nedostátak (lack or deficiency) · es falta (lack or deficiency) · fr déficit (lack or deficiency) · da underskud (lack or deficiency) · sk nedostatok (lack or deficiency) · ar عَجْز (lack or deficiency) · fr pénurie (lack or deficiency) · ru недоста́ток (lack or deficiency) · nl tekort (lack or deficiency) · pl niedosyt (lack or deficiency) · uz yetishmovchilik (lack or deficiency) · eo malabundo (lack or deficiency) · nn mangel (lack or deficiency) · sh нѐсташица (lack or deficiency) · de Mangel (lack or deficiency) · ka ნაკლებობა (lack or deficiency) · ky тартыш (lack or deficiency) · pt insuficiência (lack or deficiency) · it carenza (lack or deficiency) · sv underskott (lack or deficiency) · mk не́достиг (lack or deficiency) · gd gainnead (lack or deficiency) · bg недо́стиг (lack or deficiency) · sw uhaba (lack or deficiency) · be недахва́т (lack or deficiency) · ca manca (lack or deficiency) · az qıtlıq (lack or deficiency) · th การขาดแคลน (lack or deficiency) · es carencia (lack or deficiency) · es déficit (lack or deficiency) · es exigüidad (lack or deficiency) · hi अपर्याप्तता (lack or deficiency) · sq mungesë (lack or deficiency) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (lack or deficiency) · it penuria (lack or deficiency) · tg камӣ (lack or deficiency) · ro penurie (lack or deficiency) · hi अभाव (lack or deficiency) · es carestía (lack or deficiency) · de Knappheit (lack or deficiency) · cmn 短缺 (lack or deficiency) · uk недоста́тність (lack or deficiency) · es deficiencia (lack or deficiency) · es escasez (lack or deficiency) · mn хомсдол (lack or deficiency) · el έλλειψη (lack or deficiency) · ko 결손 (lack or deficiency) · as অনাটন (lack or deficiency) · gd cion (lack or deficiency) · tg камбуд (lack or deficiency) · be няста́ча (lack or deficiency) · ro deficit (lack or deficiency) · mk недо́статок (lack or deficiency) · fi pula (lack or deficiency) · kk тапшылық (lack or deficiency) · az çatışmazlıq (lack or deficiency) · mi kōpakatanga (lack or deficiency) · uk недоста́ток (lack or deficiency) · ru недоста́точность (lack or deficiency) · nb underskudd (lack or deficiency) · ky жетишсиздик (lack or deficiency) · es falencia (lack or deficiency) · fr défaut (lack or deficiency) · cs nedostatek (lack or deficiency) · cmn 緊缺 /紧缺 (lack or deficiency) · uk неста́ча (lack or deficiency) · fr insuffisance (lack or deficiency) · pt falta (lack or deficiency) · mi kōpaka (lack or deficiency) · hi कमी (lack or deficiency) · ka დეფიციტი (lack or deficiency) · sl pomanjkanje (lack or deficiency) · tr kesinti (lack or deficiency) · sq deficit (lack or deficiency) · mi ngōuruuru (lack or deficiency) · uk дефіци́т (lack or deficiency) · sh nèstašica (lack or deficiency) · pt carência (lack or deficiency) · it mancanza (lack or deficiency) · ja 不足 (lack or deficiency) · fa-ira کَمْبود (lack or deficiency) · pl niedostatek (lack or deficiency) · ko 흠손 (lack or deficiency) · pl brak (lack or deficiency) · ur کَمی (lack or deficiency) · gd gainne (lack or deficiency) · sv knapphet (lack or deficiency) · es carecimiento (lack or deficiency) · fa-ira کَمی (lack or deficiency) · la inopia (lack or deficiency) · sh недоста́так (lack or deficiency) · it scarsità (lack or deficiency) · grc σπάνις (lack or deficiency) · fi puute (lack or deficiency) · fr rareté (lack or deficiency) · hy պակասություն (lack or deficiency) · be дэфіцы́т (lack or deficiency) · ko 부족 (lack or deficiency) · ar نَقْص (lack or deficiency) · ru нехва́тка (lack or deficiency) · ru дефици́т (lack or deficiency) · hu hiány (lack or deficiency) · bg ли́пса (lack or deficiency) · ky кемчилдик (lack or deficiency) · uz etishmaslik (lack or deficiency) · be недахо́п (lack or deficiency) · as নাটনি (lack or deficiency) · it insufficienza (lack or deficiency) · he מַחְסוֹר (lack or deficiency) · es penuria (lack or deficiency) · tr azlık (lack or deficiency) · kk жетіспеушілік (lack or deficiency) · da mangel (lack or deficiency) · th ความขาดแคลน (lack or deficiency) · ja 欠損 (lack or deficiency) · nb mangel (lack or deficiency)