SHORTAGE
Scrabble letter values: S1H4O1R1T1A1G2E1 = 12
Definition
- noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required. — synonyms: deficit, shortfall
- noun an acute insufficiency. — synonyms: dearth, famine
Examples
- “new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit”