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It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old.
Steve Israel

Meaning of "shortfall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORTFALL

shortfall  [ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORTFALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shortfall is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHORTFALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shortfall in the English dictionary

The definition of shortfall in the dictionary is failure to meet a goal or a requirement. Other definition of shortfall is the amount of such a failure; deficiency.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHORTFALL


ashfall
ˈæʃˌfɔːl
catfall
ˈkætˌfɔːl
deadfall
ˈdɛdˌfɔːl
downfall
ˈdaʊnˌfɔːl
evenfall
ˈiːvənˌfɔːl
footfall
ˈfʊtˌfɔːl
icefall
ˈaɪsˌfɔːl
infall
ˈɪnˌfɔːl
landfall
ˈlændˌfɔːl
nightfall
ˈnaɪtˌfɔːl
outfall
ˈaʊtˌfɔːl
overfall
ˈəʊvəˌfɔːl
pinfall
ˈpɪnˌfɔːl
pitfall
ˈpɪtˌfɔːl
pratfall
ˈprætˌfɔːl
rainfall
ˈreɪnˌfɔːl
snowfall
ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl
spatfall
ˈspætˌfɔːl
waterfall
ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl
windfall
ˈwɪndˌfɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORTFALL

shortbread
shortcake
shortcoming
shortcrust pastry
shortcutting
shorten
shorten the reins
shortener
shortening
Shorter Catechism
shortgown
shorthair
shorthand
shorthand notebook
shorthand notes
shorthand typing
shorthand typist
shorthand writer
shorthold tenancy
shorthorn

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORTFALL

acceleration of free fall
backfall
befall
bergfall
chainfall
crossfall
dewfall
fall
flag fall
free fall
jawfall
misfall
onfall
refall
ride for a fall
rock fall
take the fall

Synonyms and antonyms of shortfall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHORTFALL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shortfall» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shortfall

Translation of «shortfall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORTFALL

Find out the translation of shortfall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shortfall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shortfall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短缺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deficiencia
570 millions of speakers

English

shortfall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قِلَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недостаток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাটতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

manque à gagner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Defizit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不足すること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shortfall
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lượng thiếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பற்றாக்குறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमतरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eksik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deficit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedobór
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

брак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deficit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έλλειμμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tekort
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underskott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svikt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shortfall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORTFALL»

The term «shortfall» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORTFALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shortfall

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3 QUOTES WITH «SHORTFALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shortfall.
1
Martin Filler
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers's Centre Georges Pompidou of 1971-1977 - the true prototype of the modern museum as popular architectural spectacle - wound up costing so much more than planned that the French government solved the shortfall by cutting support for several regional museums.
2
Steve Israel
It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old.
3
Ric Keller
While our budget shortfall is temporary, ruining pristine national lands is permanent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORTFALL»

Discover the use of shortfall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shortfall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strategic Shortfall: The Somalia Syndrome and the March to 9/11
This seminal work argues that the disastrous raid in Mogadishu in 1993, and America's resulting aversion to intervening in failed states, led to the Rwanda and Bosnia genocides and to the 9/11 attacks.
Robert G. Patman, 2010
2
Return targets and shortfall risks: studies in strategic ...
Written in the context of changing financial market conditions, this text explains how investors can maintain a consistent risk/reward posture as interest rates and other fundamental market conditions change.
Martin L. Leibowitz, Lawrence N. Bader, Stanley Kogelman, 1996
3
Estimation of Portfolio Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall ...
The theme of this dissertation is to study the estimation of portfolio Value-at-Risk and expected shortfall using the combination of GARCH, extreme value theory, copulas, and doubly noncentral t distribution. It includes three papers.
Miao Zhong, 2007
4
Analysis of the shortfall in Federal budget outlays for ...
Also, the upward bias in outlay estimates was effectively removed from the 1979 second resolution. As a result, the outlay shortfall problem is not expected to continue in fiscal year 1979. REASONS FOR THE 1978 SHORTFALL Mis estimates ...
United States. Congressional Budget Office, James L. Blum, 1979
5
Social Security's Investment Shortfall: $8 Trillion Plus : ...
The shortfall could be due to excessive risk—taking gone bad, unusually high fees, or a poorly conceived pri— vatization plan, or some combination. Since private account holders would be able to enjoy the returns when their investments do ...
Nils Hemming Hakansson, 2013
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Electronic and Algorithmic Trading Technology: The Complete ...
The difference between the order arrival price and the execution price can be used to determine the implementation shortfall. The previous day's close price is used as the benchmark when orders are submitted prior to the market opening.
Kendall Kim, 2010
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Professional Automated Trading: Theory and Practice
Simple VWAP Agent Shortfall is the remaining absolute value of original order size T_O is market opening time T_C is a certain time before market close Init Normal Conclude . T < T_O OR T > T_O In" Shortfall = 0 Shortfall > o N"T < T_C T > ...
Eugene A. Durenard, 2013
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
Shortfall in Both, With XM Shortfall Exceeding Non-XM Shortfall: Non-XM XM Total Funds in segregation 125 100 225 Segregation requirement ..................... .. 150 150 300 Shortfall (dollars) ..... .. 25 50 ........ .. Shortfall (percent) .
‎2003
9
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
method.) However, a shortfall gain or loss is not an experience gain or loss. Therefore, a plan using a spread gain type of funding method together with the shortfall method must amortize shortfall gains and losses and otherwise meet the  ...
‎1975
10
Gas Sales and Gas Transportation Agreements
A quantity of gas (or LNG) might be reclassified to be shortfall or it might be removed from classification as shortfall, in each case by the agreement of the parties or in consequence of the determination of an expert (39–004). The GSA ( or SPA) ...
Peter Roberts, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORTFALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shortfall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lawmaker calls VA shortfall 'budget-gate'
VA officials have said the shortfall is caused by a sharp increase in demand for ... did not bring to light the shortfall until last month, near the end of the fiscal year. «ModernHealthcare.com, Jul 15»
2
Deadline to plug VA budget shortfall looms for Congress
On Monday, VA officials submitted their latest update to the plan for shifting existing funds to cover shortfalls in the department's Care in the Community program ... «Military Times, Jul 15»
3
$2.6 billion VA shortfall raises more criticism, anger
House lawmakers say the Veterans Affairs Department's $2.6 billion budget shortfall for this fiscal year is further proof of administrators' incompetence and poor ... «Military Times, Jun 15»
4
Puerto Rico braces for austerity amid shortfall
The development bank projected that the government will end this fiscal year with a $191 million budget deficit following an estimated revenue shortfall of $651 ... «Salt Lake Tribune, May 15»
5
UN warns of 40 per cent water shortfall by 2030
NEW DELHI -- The world could suffer a 40 per cent shortfall in water in just 15 years unless countries dramatically change their use of the resource, a UN report ... «CTV News, Mar 15»
6
Board Approves $611 Million State Budget Shortfall
The $611 million shortfall was a bombshell compared to expectations in December, when the board estimated the shortfall would be half that at just less than ... «news9.com KWTV, Feb 15»
7
Baker cites $765 million budget shortfall
After the election, the Patrick administration announced a shortfall it pegged at $329 million. It pressed for legislative action, which did not occur, and put some ... «Boston Globe, Jan 15»
8
Kansas tax cuts on trial amid huge budget deficit
Tax policy experts like Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation suspect this change is a key reason for the state's unexpectedly large revenue shortfall. «CNNMoney, Jan 15»
9
O'Malley plan to close shortfall is approved
Action intended to eliminate more than $400 billion revenue shortfall this budget ... to eliminate a more than $400 million revenue shortfall in this year's budget. «Baltimore Sun, Jan 15»
10
Brownback's Tax Cuts Not Set in Stone as Kansas Faces Budget …
Most urgently, the experts said, the governor needed to address a shortfall of nearly $280 million in the current fiscal year. His response came this past week, as ... «New York Times, Dec 14»

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