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shortage

shor·tage

UK/ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈʃɔrtɪdʒ/ fairly common

noun

1.

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”
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2.

Origin

From short + -age.

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