Shortage vs. Overage

Shortagenoun

A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

Shortagenoun

Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.

Shortagenoun

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

Shortagenoun

an acute insufficiency

Shortage

In economics, a shortage or excess demand is a situation in which the demand for a product or service exceeds its supply in a market. It is the opposite of an excess supply (surplus).

Overageadjective

Having an age that is greater than a stipulated minimum.

Overageadjective

Too old to be of use in a particular situation.

Overageverb

To have too long an aging process.

Overagenoun

A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.

Overagenoun

A state of being more than one ought to be.

Overageadjective

too old to be useful;