shortfall (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *shortfall*:
NOUN	attribute	shortfall, deficit, shortage	the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

shortfall > pronunciation
Sounds	shao'rtfao.l
Rhymes	albuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol...

English > *shortfall*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
Synonyms	deficit, shortage
Narrower	oxygen deficit	temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise
Broader	insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency	lack of an adequate quantity or number
Spanish	carencia, deficiencia, déficit, falta
Catalan	manca

HyperDic: shortfall