shortage · noun
Sens et exemples
Une situation où la quantité disponible est inférieure à ce qui est nécessaire.
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.
Formes
- shortage singular
- shortages plural