shortage

As nouns the difference between absence and shortage

is that absence is a state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; the period of being away while shortage is a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

As a noun shortage is

a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

As a noun shortage is

a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

As nouns the difference between shortage and stoppage

is that shortage is a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount while stoppage is a pause or halt of some activity.

As nouns the difference between lake and shortage

is that lake is , valley while shortage is a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

Need is a related term of shortage.

As nouns the difference between need and shortage

is that need is a requirement for something while shortage is a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

As a verb need

is to be necessary (to someone).

Scantiness is a related term of shortage.

As nouns the difference between scantiness and shortage

is that scantiness is (uncountable) the quality of being scanty while shortage is a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

As nouns the difference between privation and shortage

is that privation is the state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute while shortage is a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

As nouns the difference between omission and shortage

is that omission is the act of omitting while shortage is a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

As nouns the difference between omision and shortage

is that omision is omission while shortage is a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.