D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Shortage

/shôr'-təj/ · Short·age · IPA /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/
01 n. Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.
  1. 1.
    Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.