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shortfalls

shortfalls is the plural 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.

Questions about shortfalls

What is shortfalls the plural of?
Shortfalls is the plural of shortfall.

Words near shortfalls in the dictionary

  1. shortest-term
  2. shortestness
  3. shortfall
  4. shortfalling
  5. shortfallings
  6. shortfalls
  7. shortfetched
  8. shortfic
  9. shortfin
  10. shortfins
  11. shortform

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