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shortfall

[ shawrt-fawl ]

noun

  1. the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
  2. the act or fact of falling short.


shortfall

/ ˈʃɔːˌɔː /

noun

  1. failure to meet a goal or a requirement
  2. the amount of such a failure; deficiency

    a shortfall of £30m

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shortfall1

1890–95; short + fall; from verb phrase fall short
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Example Sentences

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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.

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On Thursday, no agreement was reached on the details of mechanisms by which manufacturers may be able to make up a shortfall.

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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.

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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.

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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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