What is another word for shortfall?
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɔːtfɔːl], [ ʃˈɔːtfɔːl], [ ʃ_ˈɔː_t_f_ɔː_l]
Synonyms for Shortfall:
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- excess .
- curtailment ,
- discontinuity ,
- fraction ,
- fragmentation ,
- gap ,
- hiatus ,
- incompleteness ,
- need ,
- omission ,
- part ,
- sectional ,
- segmental .
- Flyspeck ,
- dearth ,
- famine ,
- meagerness ,
- miserliness ,
- niggardliness ,
- pittance ,
- poverty ,
- scarceness ,
- skimpiness ,
- sparseness ,
- speck ,
- stinginess .
Other synonyms:
- Without ,
- absence ,
- absent ,
- bankruptcy ,
- loss ,
- nonattendance ,
- scantness ,
- want .
- defect .
Other relevant words:
- Arrear ,
- Arrearage ,
- Insufficience ,
- Wantage ,
- beggary ,
- blemish ,
- damage ,
- debit ,
- decline ,
- defalcation ,
- defectiveness ,
- delinquency ,
- deprivation ,
- destitution ,
- discrepancy ,
- drought ,
- error ,
- failing ,
- failure ,
- fallibility ,
- falling short ,
- fault ,
- flaw ,
- foible ,
- frailty ,
- impoverishment ,
- in the hole ,
- in the red ,
- inferiority ,
- infirmity ,
- irregularity ,
- liability ,
- peccadillo ,
- red ink ,
- short ,
- short measure ,
- shortness ,
- slump ,
- starvation ,
- weak point ,
- weakness .
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How to use "Shortfall" in context?
The shortfall refers to the shortfall from the planned budget. This shortfall occurs when the projected budget does not match the actual amount spent. This can be due to a variety of reasons, such as overestimating how much money will be spent, underestimating the expenses that will be incurred, or mismanagement of funds.
Paraphrases for Shortfall:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
deficit, insufficiency, shortage, deficits, shortages.
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Noun, singular or mass
deficit, insufficiency, shortage.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
deficiency, inadequacy, Deficiencies.
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Noun, singular or mass
fall.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
absence, backlog, backwardness, decline, deficient, deviation, difference, diminution, disadvantage, discrepancy, disparity, dive, imbalance, inability, limitation, reduction, variance.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
scarcity.
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Noun, singular or mass
dearth, decrease, defect, deficiency, drop, failing, flaw, inadequacy, lacuna, loophole, omission, paucity, scarcity, shortcoming, unavailability, weakness, Lacunae.
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Proper noun, singular
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