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单词 shortage
释义

shortage

[ shawr-tij ]
/ ˈʃɔr tɪdʒ /
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noun

a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
the amount of such deficiency.

Origin of shortage

First recorded in 1865–70; short + -age

SYNONYMS FOR shortage

1 lack, want, scarcity.
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OTHER WORDS FROM shortage

pre·short·age, noun

Words nearby shortage

shoring, shorn, short, short account, short-acting, shortage, short and sweet, short ballot, short bill, short-billed marsh wren, shortboard
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British Dictionary definitions for shortage

shortage
/ (ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ) /

noun

a deficiency or lack in the amount needed, expected, or due; deficit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for shortage

shortage

A condition that exists when demand exceeds supply because of a lack of equilibrium in a market. If a price is artificially low, buyers want to buy more of a good than sellers are willing to sell. (Compare surplus.)

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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