Associations to the word «Shortfall»

Wiktionary

SHORTFALL, noun. An instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount.
SHORTFALL, noun. The amount by which a quota is missed; the amount missing.

Dictionary definition

SHORTFALL, noun. The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.