Shortfall | Mean of shortfall in English Dictionary

/ˈʃoɚtˌfɑːl/

• Noun
• a failure to get what is expected or needed
1. a shortfall in milk production
2. profit shortfalls
3. We had a budget shortfall. [=our costs were higher than the available amount of money]
• the amount of such a failure
1. a $2 million shortfall = a shortfall of $2 million [=$2 million less than is needed]