| 单词 | shortfall |
| 释义 | shortfall shortfall /; AmE / noun [C]
if there is a shortfall in sth, there is less of it than you need or expect: They are selling assets to make up for a shortfall in profits. Several staff were made redundant to meet a shortfall of funds. The company is facing a $9.2 million shortfall. We have plans to fully compensate for expected revenue shortfalls.
❖ to compensate for/cover/make up/meet a shortfall ◆ capital/earnings/funding/profit/revenue shortfalls ◆ an order/a production/sales/supply shortfall ◆ a big/huge/large/significant/small shortfall |
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