Shortfall

Synonyms for "shortfall" (38 found)

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6 relation types

More general

3 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

derived

5 entries

derived from

2 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

related to

2 entries

Translations

24 translations across 10 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • дефици́т noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)

Finnish

4 entries
  • alijäämä noun (amount missed)
  • puuttuminen noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • vajaus noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • vajaus noun (amount missed)

French

3 entries
  • défaut de paiement noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • insuffisance noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • manquement noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • kiesés noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • kiesés noun (amount missed)

Māori

2 entries
  • kōpakatanga noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • pūhoretanga noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)

Persian

1 entries
  • کمبود noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)

Polish

4 entries
  • brak noun (amount missed)
  • krótka kołdra noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • niedobór noun (amount missed)
  • niedostatek noun (amount missed)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • insuficiência noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)

Russian

1 entries
  • дефици́т noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)

Spanish

3 entries
  • deficiencia noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • déficit noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
  • insuficiencia noun (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A budget deficit will occur because of a revenue shortfall.

Source: tatoeba (272432)

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

Source: wiktionary

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