Shortage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

an acute insufficiency

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɔːɹɾɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɔːtɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɔːtɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɔːɹɾɪdʒ/.

Examples

new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dearth deficit shortfall famine

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required “new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit”
noun	an acute insufficiency

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mangel

die Eigenschaft, ein Betrag zu sein, um den etwas geringer ist als erwartet oder erforderlich

🇫🇷French

pénurie

propriété d'être un montant par lequel quelque chose est inférieur à ce qui est attendu ou requis

🇪🇸Spanish

escasez

propiedad de ser una cantidad por la cual algo es menor de lo esperado o requerido

🇮🇹Italian

carenza

la proprietà di essere un importo per il quale qualcosa è inferiore a quanto previsto o richiesto

🇳🇱Dutch

tekort

de eigenschap dat het een bedrag is waarmee iets minder is dan verwacht of vereist

🇵🇹Portuguese

falta

a propriedade de ser uma quantia pela qual algo é menor do que o esperado ou exigido

🇷🇺Russian

нехватка

свойство быть суммой, на которую что-то меньше ожидаемого или требуемого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमी

वह राशि होने का गुण जिससे कोई चीज़ अपेक्षा या आवश्यकता से कम हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অভাব

একটি পরিমাণ হওয়ার সম্পত্তি যার দ্বারা কিছু প্রত্যাশিত বা প্রয়োজনীয়তার চেয়ে কম

🇮🇳Tamil

பற்றாக்குறை

எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் அல்லது தேவைப்படுவதை விட குறைவாக இருக்கும் ஒரு தொகையின் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

కొరత

ఆశించిన లేదా అవసరమైన దానికంటే తక్కువ మొత్తంలో ఉండే ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमतरता

अशी रक्कम असण्याची मालमत्ता ज्याद्वारे काहीतरी अपेक्षेपेक्षा कमी किंवा आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અછત

એવી રકમ હોવાની મિલકત જેના દ્વારા કંઈક અપેક્ષિત અથવા જરૂરી કરતાં ઓછું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊರತೆ

ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಅಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇರುವ ಮೊತ್ತದ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷാമം

എന്തെങ്കിലും പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചതിനേക്കാളും ആവശ്യമുള്ളതിനേക്കാളും കുറവുള്ള ഒരു തുകയുടെ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮੀ

ਇੱਕ ਰਕਮ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਜਿਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੁਝ ਉਮੀਦ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਲੋੜ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمی

ایک رقم ہونے کی خاصیت جس کے ذریعہ کچھ توقع سے کم یا مطلوبہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

短缺

低于预期或要求的金额的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

不足

何かが期待または要求より少ない量であるという性質

🇰🇷Korean

부족

어떤 것이 예상되거나 요구되는 것보다 적은 양이라는 속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiếu

tính chất là số tiền mà thứ gì đó ít hơn mức mong đợi hoặc yêu cầu

🇹🇭Thai

การขาดแคลน

คุณสมบัติของการเป็นจำนวนเงินที่บางสิ่งน้อยกว่าที่คาดไว้หรือจำเป็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekurangan

properti menjadi jumlah dimana sesuatu kurang dari yang diharapkan atau dibutuhkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kakapusan

ang ari-arian ng pagiging isang halaga kung saan ang isang bagay ay mas mababa kaysa sa inaasahan o kinakailangan

🇲🇾Malay

kekurangan

harta menjadi amaun yang mana sesuatu kurang daripada yang dijangkakan atau diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نقص

خاصية كونها مبلغًا يكون به الشيء أقل من المتوقع أو المطلوب

🇮🇷Persian

کمبود

خاصیت مقداری بودن که به وسیله آن چیزی کمتر از حد انتظار یا مورد نیاز است

🇹🇷Turkish

kıtlık

bir şeyin beklenenden veya gerekli olandan daha az olduğu bir miktar olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחְסוֹר

התכונה להיות סכום שבו משהו קטן מהצפוי או הנדרש

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The primary meaning of 'shortage' is 'the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required'.

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