pénurie
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Noun
1. dearth, lack, shortage; penury
Examples15
There is an acute shortage of water.
There are no food shortages in Algeria.
There's a shortage of car parts.
In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.
The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
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