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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Tesla's partial recovery (up 1.6 percent after a previous drop) suggests resilience in the electric vehicle sector, even amid delivery shortfalls.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Here, Trump has an opportunity to address the Biden administration’s policy shortfalls.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Mishler will lead Senate appropriations at a time when lawmakers will have to make major decisions about state funding for education, the largest part of the state budget, and Medicaid following the $1 billion shortfall discovered in 2023.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
During electricity shortfalls, residential customers – not data centers – would face potential blackouts.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Here, Trump has an opportunity to address the Biden administration’s policy shortfalls.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
Mishler will lead Senate appropriations at a time when lawmakers will have to make major decisions about state funding for education, the largest part of the state budget, and Medicaid following the $1 billion shortfall discovered in 2023.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
During electricity shortfalls, residential customers – not data centers – would face potential blackouts.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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 17 Jan. 2025.
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