Plural of shortage
regular plural
The plural of shortage is shortages.
Forms of shortage
| Singular | shortage /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shortages |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Shortages in a sentence
- Fuel was artificially held back so as to create shortages and dissatisfaction with Brotherhood rule.2013 August 23, Jonathan Steele, “The west has little influence in Egypt”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 11, archived from the...
- Due to bed shortages, Jeff and Paul had to bunk together.From the entry bunk
- There is a one-to-one relationship between days with large cash shortages and his workdays.From the entry one-to-one
- The government took steps to head off summertime shortages of gasoline.From the entry head off
- The price ceiling was well below the laissez faire price that demand would have supported, so there were always shortages.From the entry laissez faire
Meaning of shortage
- noun A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
Questions about the plural of shortage
- What is the plural of shortage?
- The plural of shortage is shortages.
- Is shortage countable?
- Shortage is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shortage (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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