Shortage

  • 21shortage — short•age [[t]ˈʃɔr tɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash[/ex] 2) the amount of such deficiency • Etymology: 1865–70 …

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  • 22shortage — trūkumas statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Nepriteklius, stoka. atitikmenys: angl. shortage vok. Mangel, m rus. недостаток, m pranc. déficience, f; manque, f …

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  • 23shortage — n. (often foll. by of) a deficiency; an amount lacking (a shortage of 100 tons) …

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  • 24Shortage economy — (Polish: gospodarka niedoboru , Hungarian: hiánygazdaság ) is a term coined by the Hungarian economist, János Kornai. This is a term he used to criticize the old centrally planned economies of the communist states of Eastern Europe. In his… …

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  • 25shortage vs shortness —   Shortage is a noun meaning when there is not enough of something.   For example: There is a shortage of skilled workers in the industry.   Shortness is a also a noun meaning the condition of being short spatially.   For example: Shortness in… …

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  • 26shortage vs shortness —   Shortage is a noun meaning when there is not enough of something.   For example: There is a shortage of skilled workers in the industry.   Shortness is a also a noun meaning the condition of being short spatially.   For example: Shortness in… …

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  • 27shortage — noun Date: 1868 lack, deficit …

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  • 28shortage — noun a) a lack or deficiency b) not enough, not sufficient Ant: glut, mountain, butter mountain See Also …

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  • 29shortage — Synonyms and related words: absence, adulteration, arrear, arrearage, arrears, beggary, break, curtailment, dearth, decline, defalcation, default, defect, defectibility, defectiveness, deficiency, deficit, delinquency, deprivation, destitution,… …

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  • 30shortage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deficiency, shortcoming. See insufficiency.Ant., abundance, overstock. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deficit, deficiency, short fall, scant supply, curtailment; see also lack 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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