shortfall
Example Sentences
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Mind you, this shortfall is $7 billion less than the city projected a couple of months ago before a surge in income-tax collections from year-end bonuses.
From October through January, the government spent $697 billion more than it collected in revenue, a deficit smaller than the $840 billion shortfall recorded in the comparable period ending January 2025.
From Barron's
Even before revelations about the emails, there were tensions between Wasserman and some Los Angeles politicians concerned that financial shortfalls in staging the $7-billion Summer Games will need to be covered by local taxpayers.
From Los Angeles Times
The National Federation of Fish Friers says reductions in cod in the Barents Sea have left shortfalls in the supply chain, but hopes consumers will be adventurous and give other fish varieties a try.
From BBC
Earlier this month, the mayor said his administration had made progress on closing the city’s $12 billion shortfall.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
