shortfall

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Definition of shortfall

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noun

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.”

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noun

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.”
The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.

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

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