shortfall

CEFRC2

/ʃˈɔˌrtfɔl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The amount by which something is less than needed.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • A budget deficit will occur because of a revenue shortfall.

  • The government is currently facing a shortfall in tax revenue.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

More examples

In context

  • Due to a shortfall in revenue, we will have to make some cuts.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

There was a blank in funds after the project cost more than planned.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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