shortage

Definition

Examples

A shortage of materials delayed the production schedule.

Synonyms

• deficitthe property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
• scarcitya small and inadequate amount
• deficiencythe state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

Collocations

• Easy water shortage warning
  to water shortage warning, meaning to supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
• Medium face a severe skilled labor shortage in factories
  to confront or deal with directly regarding a severe skilled labor shortage in factories
• Hard alleviate acute shortages of critical medical supplies
  to alleviate acute shortages of critical medical supplies, meaning to provide physical relief, as from pain
• Very Hard an artificial shortage engineered by predatory cartels
  referring to an artificial shortage engineered by predatory cartels