shortfall

== English == === Alternative forms === short-fall === Etymology === Deverbal from fall short. By surface analysis, short +‎ fall. === Noun === shortfall (plural shortfalls) An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target. The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed. ==== Derived terms ==== closure shortfall force shortfall implementation shortfall shortfall constraint shortfall risk ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === fall short