short·fall 
/ˈʃoɚtˌfɑ:l/ noun
plural short·falls /ˈʃoɚtˌfɑ:l/ noun [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] ; also : the amount of such a failure
▪ a $2 million shortfall = a shortfall of $2 million [=$2 million less than is needed]
▪ a shortfall in milk production ▪ profit shortfalls ▪ We had a budget shortfall. [=our costs were higher than the available amount of money] ; also : the amount of such a failure
▪ a $2 million shortfall = a shortfall of $2 million [=$2 million less than is needed]
