shortfall

See also: short-fall

English

Etymology

short +‎ fall, from the verb phrase fall short.

Noun

shortfall (plural shortfalls)

1. An instance of not meeting a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation, or of having an insufficient amount to cover such obligations.

   Due to a shortfall in revenue, we will have to make some cuts.

2. The amount by which a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation is missed; the difference between the actual quota or debt and the lesser amount available to pay such obligations.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• closure shortfall
• force shortfall
• implementation shortfall

• shortfall constraint
• shortfall risk

Translations

An instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount

• French: insuffisance (fr)
• Portuguese: insuficiência (pt) f
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• Russian: дефицит (ru) m (deficít)
• Spanish: déficit (es) m

Anagrams

• fall short