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What does shortage mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word shortage? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
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In Zimbabwe, the central bank attempted to tackle the shortage of banknotes.
Due to a severe shortage of bed linen, we sewed them together and made sheets.
Young people looking for love tend to flock to cities where there's no shortage of clubs, bars, and massage parlors.
Lack of affordable housing and a shortage of properties can price decent, law-abiding people out of homes.
As the average life span of Norwegians has increased, a shortage of nursing and retirement homes has developed.
One impact that land shortage has had is on the availability of cheap rental accommodation.

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