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short-fall

short-fall is the alternative form of shortfall.

Meaning of shortfall

Noun

shortfall (plural shortfalls)

  1. An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.
    • Due to a shortfall in revenue, we will have to make some cuts.
  2. The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.

Forms of short-fall

pluralshort-falls

Questions about short-fall

What is short-fall the alternative form of?
Short-fall is the alternative form of shortfall.

Words near short-fall in the dictionary

  1. short-eared zorro
  2. short-eared zorros
  3. short-faced bear
  4. short-faced bears
  5. short-faced kangaroo
  6. short-fall
  7. short-falls
  8. short-fetched
  9. short-finned eel
  10. short-finned eels
  11. short-finned pilot whale

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