short·age 
/ˈʃoɚtɪʤ/ noun
plural short·ag·es /ˈʃoɚtɪʤ/ noun : a state in which there is not enough of something that is needed [count] ▪ a gasoline/water shortage — often + of ▪ a shortage of cash/gasoline/teachers/water ▪ There is no shortage of restaurants [=there are many restaurants] in the city. [noncount] (chiefly Brit) ▪ periods of food shortage
