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0 a situation in which there is not enough of something:
There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.
The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages.
1 a lack of something needed:
There is a severe shortage of low-cost housing in the city.
2 a situation in which there is less of something than people want or need:
a shortage of sth New Orleans is suffering from an acute shortage of housing.
California faces a shortage of college-educated workers that could slow its economic growth.
an energy/food/water shortage
a labour/skills/staff shortage
3 a lot of something:
He has no shortage of ambition or energy.
There is no shortage of new land to build on.
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