单词	shortfall
释义	English American Business shortfallnoun [ C ] uk/ˈʃɔːt.fɔːl/us/ˈʃɔːrt.fɑːl/ an amount that is less than the level that was expected or needed: The drought caused serious shortfalls in the food supply. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Scarce, inadequate and not enough be at a premium idiom be thin on the ground idiom dearth deficiency deficient gold dust lacking late long on sth and short on sth idiom lousy meagre measly nearly rare scarce scarcity shortage sparse supply thin See more results » shortfallnoun [ C ] us/ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl/ an amount that is less than what was expected or needed: The county had to close three of its four libraries because of a budget shortfall. shortfallnoun [ C ] uk/ˈʃɔːtfɔːl/us the difference between the amount of something, especially money, that you have and the amount that you need: a shortfall of sth The state is facing a budget shortfall of $1.75 billion for the fiscal year. a shortfall in sth The organization is grappling with a major shortfall in its final salary pension scheme. a shortfall on sth I recently received notification of a potential shortfall on my low-cost endowment. make up/cover/meet a shortfall a pension/funding/budget shortfall
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shortfallnoun [ C ]

shortfallnoun [ C ]

shortfallnoun [ C ]