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formal
a failure to get what is expected or needed
- a shortfall in milk production
- profit shortfalls
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfall. Accessed 27 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of shortfall was in 1895
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