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shortage
/ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/ noun [C] Definition
› a situation in which there is less of something than people want or need:
a shortage of sth New Orleans is suffering from an acute shortage of housing.
California faces a shortage of college-educated workers that could slow its economic growth.
an energy/food/water shortage
a labour/skills/staff shortage
no shortage of sth
› a lot of something:
He has no shortage of ambition or energy.
There is no shortage of new land to build on.
(Definition of shortage noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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