1. shortage

noun. ['ˈʃɔrtədʒ, ˈʃɔrtɪdʒ'] the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.

Words that Rhyme with Shortage

• reportage
• portage

Example sentences of the word shortage

1. Noun, singular or mass
There is no shortage of products that a nonprofit organization can sell to make money.

Quotes containing the word shortage

1. there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars
- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

2. Clearly, America has no shortage of metaphorical opportunities for the poor.
- Stephen Colbert, I Am America

3. Your least favorite virtue, or nominee for the most overrated one? Faith. Closely followed—in view of the overall shortage of time—by patience.
- Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: A Memoir

2. shortage

noun. ['ˈʃɔrtədʒ, ˈʃɔrtɪdʒ'] an acute insufficiency.