shortfall

[ shawrt-fawl ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl /

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noun

the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.

the act or fact of falling short.

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Origin of shortfall

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

Words nearby shortfall

shorten, shortened form, shortening, Shorter, Shorter Catechism, shortfall, short field, short for, short-form, short fuse, short game

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How to use shortfall in a sentence

The change is significant for the central bank, because it means that Fed officials will accept higher inflation to make up for its previous shortfalls below 2%.
Fed leaves short-term interest rates unchanged at nearly zero|Lee Clifford|September 16, 2020|Fortune
These are in advanced stages of testing, but there is no guarantee they will work, and there could be supply shortfalls.
Synthetic biologists have created a slow-growing version of the coronavirus to give as a vaccine|David Rotman|September 16, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Those include layoffs from local and state governments, which are facing huge budget shortfalls.
Unemployment rate falls to 8.4%—with over 10 million jobs added since April’s jobless peak|Lance Lambert|September 4, 2020|Fortune
In its new statement on longer-run goals, the Fed said its decisions would be informed by its assessment of “shortfalls of employment from its maximum level.”
Low interest rates may be here to stay, following Fed Chief Powell’s new approach on inflation|Lee Clifford|August 27, 2020|Fortune

Now, legislators are scrambling to close huge budget shortfalls in some of America’s western states.
How the global oil collapse ripped a hole in US state budgets|Michael J. Coren|July 25, 2020|Quartz
We learn early on, for instance, that the Philadelphia school system faces a $300 million budget shortfall.
Two New Films Preach Our Nation’s Corrosive Gridiron Gospel|Steve Almond|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Politico reported on New Jersey's $807 million revenue shortfall and over $1 billion budget gap.
Chris Christie’s YOLO Attitude for 2016|Olivia Nuzzi|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, to end mass unemployment and chronic joblessness, we need to focus on the underlying problem: Our demand shortfall.
What Washington Should Learn from the Abysmal Jobs Report||January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Service is where we are experiencing the greatest shortfall and where will be focusing the majority of our efforts,” he said.
If Cosi Wants to Make a Profit, It Needs to Increase Wages|Daniel Gross|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was thanks to Woody that the 2008 Republican National Convention's $10 million shortfall was met.
Behind the Johnson & Johnson Curse|Emma Garman|August 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And every year afterward will bring a new shortfall, bigger than the year before.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various

British Dictionary definitions for shortfall

shortfall

/ (ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːl) /

noun

failure to meet a goal or a requirement

the amount of such a failure; deficiencya shortfall of £30m

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