shortfall
gb/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/ us/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
B2
Angielski
~ 9500
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
Rzeczownik
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.
Schemat użycia:
a shortfall in [something] / a shortfall of [amount]
Częsty błąd:
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.
Synonimy
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.)
Antonimy
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.)
Kolokacje
budget shortfall
|revenue shortfall
|funding shortfall
|cash shortfall
|shortfall in supply
|make up the shortfall
Tematy
business
|economics
|money
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
shortfall
IPA
GB/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
US/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
Sylaby i akcent
short - fall (2 sylaby)
Stress on 1st syllable (short)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: shortfall
- Plural: shortfalls
Rodzina wyrazów
Wyrażenia
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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.