Definition of "shortages" []

• Plural form of shortage. (noun)

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• "Any decline in Japan's production of these commodity chemicals is unlikely to cause long-term shortages at home or in East Asia, a major market, because stocks are plentiful, chemical producers and brokers say."
• ""We expect phenomenal price swings and large near-term shortages as a result of this earthquake," said Jim Handy , an analyst at Objective Analysis."
• "As seen througout history and around the world, price caps result in shortages, long lines, etc."