What does shortage mean?
shortage
Plural: shortages
Definition
A difference in which the physical cash present is less than the recorded amount expected.
Example sentences
We're still trying to explain the ten-pound shortage from yesterday's shift.
We're still trying to explain the ten-pound shortage from yesterday's shift.
Even after recounting the drawer, we're still short twenty dollars in the shortage.
Even after recounting the drawer, we're still short twenty dollars in the shortage.