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shortfall

short·fall

US/ˈʃɔˌrtfɔl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

  • “new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit”
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Origin

Deverbal from fall short. By surface analysis, short + fall.

Phrases

  • closure shortfall
  • force shortfall
  • implementation shortfall
  • shortfall constraint
  • shortfall risk

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