Definition of Shortage. Meaning of Shortage. Synonyms of Shortage

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Definition of Shortage

Shortage
Shortage Short"age, n. Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.

Meaning of Shortage from wikipedia

- In economics, a shortage or excess demand is a situation in which the demand for a product or service exceeds its supply in a market. It is the opposite...
- Food shortage or food scarcity may refer to: Famine, extreme scarcity of food Food security, or lack thereof Economic shortage, demand for a product or...
- A nursing shortage occurs when the demand for nursing professionals, such as Registered Nurses (RNs), exceeds the supply locally—within a healthcare facility—nationally...
- "Shortage economy" (Polish: gospodarka niedoboru, Hungarian: hiánygazdaság) is a term coined by Hungarian economist János Kornai, who used this term to...
- Between 2020 and 2023, there was a worldwide chip shortage affecting more than 169 industries, which led to major price increases, long queues, and reselling...
- Artificial scarcity is scarcity of items despite the technology for production or the sufficient capacity for sharing. The most common causes are monopoly...
- In 2022, the United States experienced a severe shortage of infant formula as a result of the 2021–2022 global supply chain crisis compounded by a large...
- Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic are pandemic-related disruptions to goods production and distribution, insufficient inventories, and disruptions...
- exceeds its supply in a market. Shortage may also refer to: Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic Shortage economy Shortages in Venezuela This disambiguation...
- problems with the provision or market for shelter and lodging. These include shortage and affordability crises as well as financial crises related to the real...