shortfall
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shortfalls
plural
shortfalls
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHORTFALL
[count]
formal
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a failure to get what is expected or needed
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a shortfall in milk production
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profit shortfalls
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We had a budget shortfall. [=our costs were higher than the available amount of money]
also
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the amount of such a failure
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a $2 million shortfall = a shortfall of $2 million [=$2 million less than is needed]
