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shortfall

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short·fall  (shôrtfôl)
n.
1. A failure to attain a specified amount or level; a shortage.
2. The amount by which a supply falls short of expectation, need, or demand.

shortfall
Noun
1. failure to meet a requirement
2. the amount of such a failure; deficit
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shortfall - the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
oxygen deficit - temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise

The lack of forces, equipment, personnel, materiel, or capability, reflected as the difference between the resources identified as a plan requirement and those apportioned to a combatant commander for planning, that would adversely affect the command's ability to accomplish its mission.
Translations

shortfall [ˈʃɔːtfɔːl] ndéficit m; deficiencia
shortfall [ˈʃɔːtfɔːl] short ndéficit m
shortfall [ˈʃɔːtfɔːl] short nDefizit nt
shortfall [ˈʃɔːtfɔːl] ndeficienza


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