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shortfall
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shortfall
(noun)
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shortfall
/
ˈ
ʃoɚtˌfɑːl/
noun
plural
shortfalls
shortfall
/
ˈ
ʃoɚtˌfɑːl/
noun
plural
shortfalls
Learner's definition of SHORTFALL
[
count
]
formal
:
a failure to get what is expected or needed
a
shortfall
in milk production
profit
shortfalls
We had a budget
shortfall
. [=our costs were higher than the available amount of money]
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also
:
the amount of such a failure
a $2 million
shortfall
= a
shortfall
of $2 million [=$2 million less than is needed]
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