shortfall

noun

Etymology

Deverbal from fall short. By surface analysis, short + fall.

Definitions

  1. An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally…

    An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

    • Due to a shortfall in revenue, we will have to make some cuts.
  2. The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA