shortfall
noun
short·fall
ˈshȯrt-ˌfȯl 
: a failure to come up to expectation or need
a budget shortfall
also
: the amount of such failure
a $2 million shortfall
Examples of shortfall in a Sentence
a shortfall in milk production
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Link your checking account and savings account so any shortfall is covered by your own money.
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Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: State auditors pin the blame for the massive budget shortfall on past administrators, including former TSU president Glenda Glover.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Even so, this weekend outperformed by $92 million, cutting the year-to-date shortfall to under five percent.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
But according to experts that spoke to CNBC, there is reason to believe Europe, which is Ukraine’s biggest donor, can make up the shortfall if the U.S. withdraws or tightens that funding.
—Lily Meckel, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: State auditors pin the blame for the massive budget shortfall on past administrators, including former TSU president Glenda Glover.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Even so, this weekend outperformed by $92 million, cutting the year-to-date shortfall to under five percent.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2024
But according to experts that spoke to CNBC, there is reason to believe Europe, which is Ukraine’s biggest donor, can make up the shortfall if the U.S. withdraws or tightens that funding.
—Lily Meckel, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortfall. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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