shortage

A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From short + -age.

Synonyms

lack

deficiency

scarcity

deficit

want

shortcoming

dearth

absence

insufficiency

famine

shortfall

flaw

defect

need

inadequacy

gap

privation

lacking

lack of

ullage

void

short

starvation

deprivation

poverty

incomplete delivery

paucity

inefficiency

insufficient

loss

macula

neediness

penury

scantness

shortness

short of

similarity

subjection

subordination

under

vacancy

wart

wantage

sub-

short weight

shortage in weight

shortage of water

default of

adjacency

amount outstanding

Translations

manque

Mangel

pénurie

mancanza

escasez

falta

insuffisance

gebrek

Knappheit

penuria

gemis

carenza

euvel

tekort

afwezigheid