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Definition of shortfall in English English dictionary
- An instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount
Due to a shortfall in revenue we will have to make some cuts.
- The amount by which a quota is missed; the amount missing
- {i} act of falling short of a desired amount or goal; deficit, shortage, amount lacking
- the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- If there is a shortfall in something, there is less of it than you need. The government has refused to make up a £30,000 shortfall in funding. = deficit. the difference between the amount you have and the amount you need or expect shortfall in
- shortfalls
- plural of shortfall
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short·fallTurkish pronunciation
şôrtfôlSynonyms
arrears, default, defectiveness, deficiency, flaw, inadequacy, incompleteness, insufficience, insufficiency, in the hole, in the red, lack, loss, red ink, shortagePronunciation
/ˈsʜôrtˌfôl/ /ˈʃɔːrtˌfɔːl/
Etymology
[ 'short-"fol ] (noun.) 1895. From to fall shortResimler
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