shortfall
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.
» A budget deficit will occur because of a revenue shortfall.
Значення
значень: 2An 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.
дефици́тdeficít
The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
Приклади
речень: 3A budget deficit will occur because of a revenue shortfall.
The government's elevated debt levels have limited its capacity to finance any shortfalls.
What are some of Algeria's technological shortfalls?
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
Походження
Deverbal from fall short. By surface analysis, short + fall.Deverbal from fall short. By surface analysis, short + fall.
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