2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shortage \Short"age\, n.
Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some
requirement or standard; as a shortage in money accounts.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
shortage
n 1: the property of being an amount by which something is less
than expected or required [syn: {deficit}, {shortfall}]
2: a severe shortage (especially a shortage of food) [syn: {dearth},
{famine}]
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