shortage · noun
Significados y ejemplos
Una situación en la que hay menos cantidad de algo de la necesaria.
A shortage of trained staff forced the clinic to reduce its opening hours.
The town faces a serious shortage of affordable homes for young families.
Supply shortages delayed several projects that were due to finish this month.
We avoided a shortage of chairs by borrowing some from the school.
Formas
- shortage singular
- shortages plural