25 entries under shortage topic. ×

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debit(noun, damage, balance, capital, credit)
7
deficit(noun, decline, damage, failure, balance)
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shortfall(noun, loss, imperfection, discrepancy)
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shortage(noun, loss, imperfection, inadequacy)
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inadequacy(noun, failure, loss, imperfection)
4
insufficiency(noun, loss, imperfection, inadequacy)
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shortcoming(noun, loss, imperfection, inadequacy)
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deficiency(noun, failure, loss, obligation, inadequacy)
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imperfection
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lack(noun, loss, imperfection, inadequacy)
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defalcation(loss, imperfection, inadequacy, discrepancy)
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dead horse(noun, expression, damage, balance, loss)
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dearth(noun, imperfection, inadequacy, discrepancy)
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discrepancy(noun, shortfall)
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dues(noun, damage, balance, loss, capital)
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in hock(noun, expression, damage, balance, loss)
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in the hole(noun, expression, idiom, damage, balance)
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in the red(noun, expression, idiom, damage, balance)
1
red ink(noun, expression, damage, balance, loss)
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due bill(expression, loss, discrepancy, required)
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