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
Recent Examples on the Web
Last year, the city eliminated more than a dozen vacant staff positions and decreased its contract services and special projects to reduce the shortfall by half.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
The shortfalls have continued, and his government racked up Canada’s highest deficit ever during the Covid pandemic.
—Erik Hertzberg, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Has UnitedHealth exploited physicians’ cash shortfalls caused by the Change outage to acquire struggling practices?
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 16 Apr. 2024
Without higher rates — said Eric Campbell, the assistant electric utility director — the utility could face revenue shortfalls, which could hurt its very strong bond ratings and trigger more strain.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
Much of the shortfall in white-collar hiring can be traced to employment by temporary help services, which has fallen by 181,000 over the past year.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The food package changes come on the heels of the Biden administration securing over $7 billion to ensure that WIC is fully funded for fiscal year 2024 after the program faced a $1 billion shortfall earlier in the year.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
As an alternative to gas peaker plants, pumped hydropower storage is set to make up for 42 percent of the shortfall in solar energy during the eclipse.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Mejia, a fierce critic of LAPD spending, has repeatedly taken aim at the package of police raises negotiated by the mayor, which is supposed to help with recruitment but also has increased the size of the budget shortfall.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
The shortfalls have continued, and his government racked up Canada’s highest deficit ever during the Covid pandemic.
—Erik Hertzberg, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Has UnitedHealth exploited physicians’ cash shortfalls caused by the Change outage to acquire struggling practices?
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 16 Apr. 2024
Without higher rates — said Eric Campbell, the assistant electric utility director — the utility could face revenue shortfalls, which could hurt its very strong bond ratings and trigger more strain.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
Much of the shortfall in white-collar hiring can be traced to employment by temporary help services, which has fallen by 181,000 over the past year.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The food package changes come on the heels of the Biden administration securing over $7 billion to ensure that WIC is fully funded for fiscal year 2024 after the program faced a $1 billion shortfall earlier in the year.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
As an alternative to gas peaker plants, pumped hydropower storage is set to make up for 42 percent of the shortfall in solar energy during the eclipse.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Mejia, a fierce critic of LAPD spending, has repeatedly taken aim at the package of police raises negotiated by the mayor, which is supposed to help with recruitment but also has increased the size of the budget shortfall.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortfall. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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