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1. shortage
noun. ['ˈʃɔrtədʒ, ˈʃɔrtɪdʒ'] the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -age (English)
- -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- short (English)
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Shortage
- reportage
- portage
Sentences with shortage
1. Noun, singular or mass
There is no shortage of products that a nonprofit organization can sell to make money.
Quotes about shortage
1. there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars
- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
2. Clearly, America has no shortage of metaphorical opportunities for the poor.
- Stephen Colbert, I Am America
3. Your least favorite virtue, or nominee for the most overrated one? Faith. Closely followed—in view of the overall shortage of time—by patience.
- Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: A Memoir
2. shortage
noun. ['ˈʃɔrtədʒ, ˈʃɔrtɪdʒ'] an acute insufficiency.
Synonyms
Etymology
- -age (English)
- -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- short (English)
- short (Middle English (1100-1500))