shortage

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1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

short +‎ -age

[edit] Noun

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Shortage

Singular
shortage

Plural
shortages

shortage (plural shortages)

a lack or deficiency
not enough, not sufficient

[edit] Antonyms

glut
mountain (as in butter mountain)

[edit] Translations

lack or deficiency

Finnish: pula fi(fi), puute fi(fi)
French: défaut fr(fr) m.
Hungarian: hiány hu(hu)

Italian: scarsità it(it) f.
Macedonian: недостаток mk(mk) (nedóstatok) m., недостиг mk(mk) (nédostig) m.

not enough, not sufficient

Finnish: pula fi(fi), puute fi(fi)
French: défaut fr(fr) m., pénurie fr(fr) f.
Hungarian: elégtelenség hu(hu)

Italian: scarsità it(it) f.
Macedonian: недостаток mk(mk) (nedóstatok) m., недостиг mk(mk) (nédostig) m.
Swahili: uhaba sw(sw)

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Dutch: krapte f., tekort n.

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