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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Social Security may see adjustments, but by acting now, decades before any potential shortfall hits, this administration is likely protecting the program's future viability.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
On both the commercial, as well as the military side, the ability to deliver against order books was a paramount concern due to the ongoing ramp in commercial deliveries, and the shortfalls in munitions and missiles from wars in Ukraine and the mid-East.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
In state financing news, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Illinois budget Monday, while Cook County projected a $211 million shortfall for 2026.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Roughly 2,000 state guards who refused to return to work during the strike were fired, causing a staffing shortfall that forced state prison authorities to decline to accept new admissions — in turn, causing the jail population to rise.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
On both the commercial, as well as the military side, the ability to deliver against order books was a paramount concern due to the ongoing ramp in commercial deliveries, and the shortfalls in munitions and missiles from wars in Ukraine and the mid-East.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
In state financing news, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Illinois budget Monday, while Cook County projected a $211 million shortfall for 2026.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Roughly 2,000 state guards who refused to return to work during the strike were fired, causing a staffing shortfall that forced state prison authorities to decline to accept new admissions — in turn, causing the jail population to rise.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 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 6 Jul. 2025.
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