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shortfall
[ shawrt-fawl ]
noun
- the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- the act or fact of falling short.
shortfall
/ ˈʃɔːˌɔː /
noun
- failure to meet a goal or a requirement
- the amount of such a failure; deficiency
a shortfall of £30m
Word History and Origins
Origin of shortfall1
Example Sentences
Many of the sub-postmasters wrongly accused by the Post Office maintained that there was no missing money and the shortfalls were down to errors in the Horizon system.
On Thursday, no agreement was reached on the details of mechanisms by which manufacturers may be able to make up a shortfall.
Still, it is struggling to keep up with the pace of new applications, Luna acknowledged, and also can’t spare more staffing given a department-wide shortfall of some 1,400 deputies, he said.
So far this year, there has been a nearly $1-billion shortfall in Head Start funding compared to the same period in 2024, according to an Associated Press report.
Faced with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, Bass released a budget immediately after her speech that calls for the elimination of more than 2,700 positions.
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