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shortage

/ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/
shortage
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Aw vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

shor - tage -> shortage

Myanmar meaning

(n) လိုနေခြင်း။ မလုံလောက်ခြင်း။ shortages

Full entry

shortage /'ʃↄ:tÇdʒ/ n [C,U]

ရှားပါးမှု။ ပြတ်လပ်မှု။ food/fuel/housing shortages ❍ a shortage of rice/funds/equipment ❍ The shop was forced to close owing to (a) shortage of staff. ❍ There was no shortage of helpers.

More examples
  • Refugees are facing serious food and fuel shortages.
  • [shortage of] : A shortage of clean water
Synonyms
lack, scarcity, deficiency, dearth, famine, absence, curtailment, defalcation, deficit, failure, inadequacy, insufficiency, lapse, leanness, paucity, pinch, poverty, scantiness, shortfall, tightness, unavailability, underage, want, weakness
Antonyms
abundance, ample, enough, excess, plenty, sufficiency, surplus
Cross references
lackscarcitydeficiencydearthfamineabsencecurtailmentdefalcationdeficitfailureinadequacyinsufficiencylapseleannesspaucitypinchpovertyscantinessshortfalltightnessunavailabilityunderagewantweaknessabundanceampleenoughexcess
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