Definitions for shortage

shortage short·age

Spelling: [shawr-tij]
IPA: /ˈʃɔr tɪdʒ/

Shortage is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 512 anagrams from letters in shortage (aeghorst).

Definitions for shortage

noun

  1. a deficiency in quantity:
  2. the amount of such deficiency.

Origin of shortage

First recorded in 1865-70; short + -age

Examples for shortage

There is a shortage of food, there is little aid, and they are in a dire situation.

But there is no shortage of great American whiskey on the market.

No wonder there is a shortage in London travelling facilities.

A senior Pentagon official agreed that there is a shortage of surveillance planes needed to track down ISIS.

Various reasons were given for the shortage of funds, but two of the teachers.

This shortage is a source of solicitude to the Government of the Republic.

The difficulty as to its shortage in men was met as soon as War was declared.

His brother Sidronio immediately took over, and the Windy City reported no shortage of smack.

There was a shortage in every kind of munitions, stores, and equipment.

In a show with no shortage of great performances, Kitsch stood out.

Word Value for shortage
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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