Definition
a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts
Etymology
From 'short' + '-age', first recorded in 1862, originally meaning 'deficiency in amount'
Kelly Says
Interestingly, 'shortage' is a relatively modern word that emerged during the Industrial Revolution when supply and demand became more complex economic concepts.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ঘাটতি
gha-tah-tee
CSČeština
nedostatek
neh-doh-stah-tehk
DEDeutsch
Mangel
mahng-el
ELΕλληνικά
έλλειψη
eh-lee-psi
FAفارسی
کمیابی
kam-yah-bee
FRFrançais
pénurie
peh-noo-ree
GUGU
અપૂર્ણતા
ah-poor-nah-tah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekurangan
keh-koo-rah-ngahn
ITItaliano
mancanza
mahn-kahhn-tsah
KKKK
жетіспеушілік
zhet-is-peh-oo-sh-ee-leek
MSBahasa Melayu
kekurangan
keh-koo-rah-ngahn
MYမြန်မာ
လုံ့လုံ့
lohn lohn
NLNederlands
tekort
teh-kohrt
PTPortuguês
falta
fahl-tah
RUРусский
нехватка
neh-khvat-kah
SWKiswahili
ukosefu
oo-koh-seh-foo
TAதமிழ்
பற்றாக்குறை
pah-rah-ah-kku-rah-ee
TEతెలుగు
కొరత
koh-rah-tha
THไทย
การขาดแคลน
gahn khahd khlaen
TLTL
kakulangan
kah-koo-lah-ngahn
TRTürkçe
eksiklik
eh-see-kee-lek
UKУкраїнська
нехватка
neh-khvat-kah
VITiếng Việt
thiếu
thee-ow
ZUZU
ukungakwazi
oo-koon-gah-kah-zee