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shortfall Definition

short·fall (-fôl′)

noun

the act or an instance of falling short, or the amount of the shortage

shortfall Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • rectify: The Council therefore seeks to work in partnership with the private sector to rectify shortfalls in provision.
  • redress: Urgent steps are now necessary to redress the shortfall.
  • predict: The UK Govt predicting a shortfall of over 1 million homes in the next ten years.
  • offset: Payments might be made based on actual versus desired wind speeds to offset budget shortfalls.
  • face: The decline in stock markets has left many British retirees facing a huge shortfall in their expected incomes.
  • overcome: If we do not meet our aims we work pro-actively to overcome any shortfall.

Preposition: in

  • funding: There will be a shortfall in the funding needed to achieve Decent Homes.
  • revenue: The shortfall in tax revenue was supplemented by borrowing.

Adjective modifier

  • projected: Also, these figures don't appear to take into account the projected shortfall, which I can only assume is not entirely relevant.
  • anticipated: Lifting the ban on fishmeal in ruminant feeds would play a significant role in making up the anticipated shortfall in protein.
  • estimated: With an estimated shortfall of some 80,000 programmers in the UK, one option would be to send the work offshore.
  • unexpected: An unexpected mortgage shortfall is a real burden, added to by a sudden hike in future payments.
  • serious: This resulted in government funding to sort out serious shortfalls in cycle parking at 200 sites.

Modifies a noun

  • debt: In 1996 he was pursued for a mortgage shortfall debt claim of £ 44,000.

Noun used with modifier

  • endowment: The most up-to-date FSA figures on endowment shortfall sizes are from last summer.
  • mortgage: In respect of the mortgage shortfall of £ 23,000, several complicated issues come into play.
  • funding: Despite the funding shortfall, we are going to make a start.
  • staffing: The return of these officers over the next year will ease some of the current staffing shortfall.
  • budget: Despite these actions there remained an ongoing budget shortfall of around £ 1m.
  • revenue: His grandmother to fill revenue shortfalls also for variety.

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