Synonym: absence, deficiency, deficit, lack, need, want. Similar words: short, shorts, in short, shortly, cut short, short-term, a stage, cottage. Meaning: [ʃɔrtɪdʒ /ʃɔː-] 
n. 1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required 2. an acute insufficiency.
n. 1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required 2. an acute insufficiency. 
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61, There is a shortage of people to carry out research.
62, The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.
63, This is due to the enemy's underestimation of China and also to his shortage of troops.
64, Because of the housing shortage, many couples had to double up in one tiny apartment.
65, Many stations needed repairs or rebuilding and there was a shortage of rolling stock.
66, London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers.
67, The oil shortage drove gas prices up by 20 cents a gallon.
68, The shortage of gas has thrown us back on the use of bicycles.
69, The war was lost because of a shortage of munitions.
70, The shortage of teachers is tied up with the issue of pay.
71, The government's programme to grow cash crops for export is a double-edged sword because it has created a local food shortage.
72, There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.
73, The problem is accentuated by a shortage of water and electricity.
74, In parts of Africa there is a severe food/water shortage.
75, The government has to provide against a possible oil shortage in the coming months.
76, People in hospitals are dying because of shortage of medicine.
77, The fuel shortage brought the country to its knees within weeks.
78, There is no shortage of financial firepower to fund atomic research.
78, Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and build good sentences.
79, The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing.
80, Trade was halted because of a hard currency shortage on the island.
81, After two cold months, the coal shortage was beginning to bite.
82, The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.
83, Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.
84, They could not break the cycle of harvest failure, food shortage, price increase and misery.
85, The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage.
86, A shortage of building land will push property values up.
87, There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.
88, The team includes several foreign players because of the shortage of ,home-grown 'talent.
89, It was difficult to treat patients because of a shortage of medicine.
90, Patients were dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.
More similar words: short, shorts, in short, shortly, cut short, short-term, a stage, cottage, hostage, heritage, advantage, percentage, at this stage, important, mortality, uncomfortable, importantly, take advantage of, of importance, mortgage, transportation, tag, horn, horror, hormone, show, antagonist, horizon, certain, curtain.