[C,U] a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed:
food / housing / water shortages * a shortage of funds / space * There is no shortage of (= there are plenty of) things to do in the town.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is shortage a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, shortage is tagged as noun.
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