shortfall
gb/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/ us/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
B2
Англійська
~ 9500
hiány
ІМЕННИК
B2
1
hiány
B1
Модель уживання:
a shortfall in [something] / a shortfall of [amount]
The company is facing a shortfall in cash after a drop in sales.
A vállalat készpénzhiánnyal küzd az eladások visszaesése után.
There is a serious shortfall of nurses in rural hospitals.
A vidéki kórházakban súlyos ápolóhiány van.
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.
Навчальні приклади
We have a shortfall in our budget this year.
Idén hiány van a költségvetésünkben.
There is a shortfall of five workers on the team.
Ötfős hiány van a csapatban.
The school must find money to cover the shortfall.
The charity has a shortfall in funding for the project.
Поширена помилка:
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.
Значення
amount missing from what is needed
Словосполучення
budget shortfall
|revenue shortfall
|funding shortfall
|cash shortfall
|shortfall in supply
|make up the shortfall
Синоніми
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.)
Антоніми
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.)
Теми
business
|economics
|money
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
The amount that is missing when you do not have as much as you need or expect, especially money or goods.
The amount by which something, especially money or supplies, is less than what is needed, expected, or planned.
Граматика
Словникова форма
shortfall
IPA
GB/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
US/ʃˈɔɹtfˌɔl/
Склади й наголос
short - fall (2 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (short)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: shortfall
- Plural: shortfalls
Споріднені слова
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.