Shortage (disambiguation) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Look up shortage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A shortage is a situation in which the demand for a product or service exceeds its supply in a market. Shortage may also refer to: Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic Shortage economy Shortages in Venezuela Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shortage.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Related Articles