shortfall
Noun
An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.
- Examples
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Due to a shortfall in revenue, we will have to make some cuts.
The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.
Noun
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- Broader terms
- Examples
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new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
Word forms
shortfallsshort-fall