shortfall
noun
short·fall
ˈshȯrt-ˌfȯl 
: a failure to come up to expectation or need
a budget shortfall
also
: the amount of such failure
a $2 million shortfall
Examples of shortfall in a Sentence
a shortfall in milk production
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Army recruitment crisis spawns 'future soldier' course In 2022, as years of shortfall in recruiting numbers compounded into a crisis, the Army test-launched the Future Soldier prep course, a boot camp-style program to quickly pull up recruits who don't meet academic or physical standards.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Under the rule, if employees did not report tips amounting to at least 8% of the company’s gross receipts, the employer had to report the shortfall on Forms W-2.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
While Levine Cava said her administration closed a $402 million gap at the start of the budget process, forecasts show future shortfalls peaking at $250 million in 2030.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
It is also located in a state that is facing a budget shortfall of $20 billion out of a total of just over $200 billion, with long-term fiscal problems and politics that stand in the way of solutions.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Under the rule, if employees did not report tips amounting to at least 8% of the company’s gross receipts, the employer had to report the shortfall on Forms W-2.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
While Levine Cava said her administration closed a $402 million gap at the start of the budget process, forecasts show future shortfalls peaking at $250 million in 2030.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
It is also located in a state that is facing a budget shortfall of $20 billion out of a total of just over $200 billion, with long-term fiscal problems and politics that stand in the way of solutions.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortfall
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortfall. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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