- shortage *** short·age n
- ['ʃɔːtɪdʒ]
carenza, scarsità f inv
the housing shortage — la crisi degli alloggi
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shortage *** short·age n
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short|age — «SHR tihj», noun. 1. too small an amount; lack; deficiency: »a shortage of rain. There is a shortage of grain because of poor crops. There is still an acute shortage of housing facilities in the large cities of this country (Andrew W. Mellon). 2 … Useful english dictionary
shortage — short‧age [ˈʆɔːtɪdʒ ǁ ˈʆɔːr ] noun [countable, uncountable] a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need or want: • We suffer from a labor shortage. • The real estate developer is facing an acute cash shortage. shortage… … Financial and business terms
Shortage — Short age, n. Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shortage — short|age [ˈʃo:tıdʒ US ˈʃo:r ] n [U and C] a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need shortage of ▪ a shortage of skilled labour ▪ There is no shortage of funds. water/food/housing etc shortage ▪ efforts to solve the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shortage — 1868, Amer.Eng., from SHORT (Cf. short) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
shortage — short•age [[t]ˈʃɔr tɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash[/ex] 2) the amount of such deficiency • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
shortage — short|age [ ʃɔrtıdʒ ] noun count or uncount ** a lack of something you need or want: Refugees are facing serious food and fuel shortages … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shortage — short·age … English syllables
shortage — /shawr tij/, n. 1. a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash. 2. the amount of such deficiency. [1865 70; SHORT + AGE] Syn. 1. lack, want, scarcity. * * * … Universalium
Nursing shortage — Contents 1 Market philosophy 1.1 Ethical concerns 1.2 Impacts on healthcare … Wikipedia
Stockholm during the Age of Liberty — (1718 1772) is the period in the history of Stockholm when Sweden was governed by weak kings and a strong Riksdag where the Hats and Caps were fighting each others for influence.Nilsson, pp 187 188.] The Age of Grand Power ended with Great… … Wikipedia
