Debt and Shortage

Debt

Debt noun - Something (as money) which is owed.

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Shortage and debt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shortage" instead a noun "Debt".

Nearby Word: debtor

Shortage noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

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Debt and shortage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debt" instead a noun "Shortage".

Nearby Words: short, shorted, shortfall, shorting

initial	initial debt	initial shortage
obvious	obvious debt	obvious shortage
entire	entire debt	entire shortage
perpetual	perpetual debt	perpetual shortage
Other adjectives: severe, massive, big, extreme, great, serious, huge, bad, national, overwhelming, growing, literal, resulting, crippling.

Only the Leads Get a Happy Ending: Pikmin 3 ends with Koppai's food shortage remedied, but Hocotate freight is still in debt and they've lost two employees on top of that.

Source: Video Game / Pikmin

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