shortfall
gb/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/ us/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
B2
英語
~ 9500
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B2
quantity
1
amount missing from what is needed
The amount that is missing when you do not have as much as you need or expect, especially money or goods.
用法パターン：
a shortfall in [something] / a shortfall of [amount]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse "shortfall" with "shortcoming" and "shortage". "Shortfall" is about the missing amount of something needed or expected, especially money or resources (e.g., "a shortfall of $500"). "Shortcoming" means a weakness in a person or system (e.g., "His main shortcoming is poor time management"). "Shortage" describes a general situation of not having enough of something (e.g., "a water shortage"), without focusing on the exact missing amount. Learners also sometimes say *"short of money"* when they mean *"a shortfall of money"*; "short of" is an adjective phrase, while "shortfall" is a noun that usually takes "of" or "in" after it.
類義語
deficit (Common in financial and government contexts; slightly more technical or formal.)
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shortage (Focuses on not having enough of something in general, not specifically on the missing amount.)
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gap (A more general word for the difference between what is needed and what is available or achieved.)
対義語
surplus (Describes having more than is needed or expected, the opposite of a lacking amount.)
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excess (Emphasizes that there is too much of something rather than too little.)
コロケーション
budget shortfall
|revenue shortfall
|funding shortfall
|cash shortfall
|shortfall in supply
|make up the shortfall
テーマ
business
|economics
|money
|finance
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The company is facing a shortfall in cash after a drop in sales.
- There is a serious shortfall of nurses in rural hospitals.
- Tax cuts have created a $2 million shortfall in the city’s budget.
- Higher energy prices led to a shortfall in government revenue.
- Donations helped reduce the shortfall but did not remove it completely.
学習者向け例文
- We have a shortfall in our budget this year.
- There is a shortfall of five workers on the team.
- The school must find money to cover the shortfall.
- The charity has a shortfall in funding for the project.
文法
辞書形
shortfall
IPA
GB/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
US/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
音節・強勢
short - fall （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (short)
活用形
Noun
- Base: shortfall
- Plural: shortfalls
関連語
表現
cover the shortfall
1/kˈʌvɚ ðə ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
fixed phrase
supply enough to remove deficit
To provide enough money, people, or things so that there is no longer a shortfall.
例文
- The bank agreed to lend money to cover the shortfall.
- Extra government funding will cover the shortfall in hospital budgets.
make up the shortfall
2/mˈeɪk ˈʌp ðə ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
fixed phrase
provide what is missing
To give or find enough money, people, or things to fill the missing amount.
例文
- Parents were asked to help make up the shortfall in school funding.
- We used our savings to make up the shortfall in this year’s budget.