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Shortage meaning
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
Synonyms of Shortage
Example sentences (20)
A manager would come to you with a paper form telling you there was a shortage and you had to write on the form why there was a shortage.
It turns out the shortage is not in lithium per se – the shortage is in mining capacity and the ability to get the stuff out of the ground without going bankrupt.
Temporary price shocks with a specific catalyst (e.g. a shortage of a specific metal in a war, or a shortage of hand sanitizer in a pandemic) will retrace back to their pre-war price when the catalyst is over.
The revelation from the military mouthpiece was rare in that it not only confirmed the reportedly lingering problem of a shortage of well-trained personnel, but also specified the reasons that led to the talent shortage.
We talk about how a lithium shortage or battery shortage are very unlikely, though I do give some credit to BMW’s I3 Rex hybrid design.
With the shortage of police officers, there's far less enforcement of traffic laws (which - before the shortage - still seemed random, at best).
To his credit, economist Jagdeo didn’t dodge that, but how does he reconcile the short-term (shortage) with the long-term (no sustained shortage).
Dealerships are currently faced with a shortage of factory-new cars and a shortage of the used cars (whose sales are typically applied to new car purchases).
Even without interference from the pandemic, the credit risk in asset shortage and the market’s fund shortage risk will continue building up for the whole year, and Covid-19’s impact may worsen the trend.
While changes are being made in the education system to make up for this shortage, particularly in the post-baccalaureate streams, more is needed to address this shortage.
Zimbabwe's economy is battling the impact of acute shortage of foreign currency for key raw material imports, inconsistent or erratic supply of power as well as country wide shortage of both diesel and petrol.
The primary care doctor shortage is part of the national U.S. doctor shortage.
There’s a shortage of educators and we have to take note of that shortage.
Gary says that the worker shortage will be addressed, with plans for a survey across the New Zealand apple industry, where they are looking to identify where there is a current labour shortage and how many extra workers we are we needing.
As the article in the Toronto Star specially isolates, it is not so much a problem of a doctor shortage but of a shortage of 'licensed doctors'.
The resource shortage may be a real physical shortage or a relative scarcity due to factors such as taxes or bad monetary policy which have affected the "cost" or availability of raw materials.
A380s will remain in service due to the large seat count and the shortage of capacity.
A bus driver shortage is affecting service in many parts of B.C. and Canada.
Additionally, contractors may pay fines ranging from ₹1,200 to ₹1,400 per person for labour shortage.
Additionally, regional health care systems experiencing a labor shortage will have a reliable pipeline of trained nursing and allied health professionals to meet the growing demand for skilled health care talent.