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shortage

noun

The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

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Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
HO
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

    “New blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit”

noun

  1. An acute insufficiency

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New blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit

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