Short supply
Shortage and short supply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shortage" instead a noun phrase "Short supply".
Shortage
Shortage noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Short supply and shortage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short supply" instead a noun "Shortage".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- want and short supply
- want and shortage
- lack and short supply
- lack and shortage
- deficiency and short supply
- deficiency and shortage
- inadequacy and short supply
- inadequacy and shortage
- dearth and short supply
- dearth and shortage
- poverty and short supply
- poverty and shortage
- insufficiency and short supply
- insufficiency and shortage
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