Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A failure to attain a specified amount or level; a shortage.
- noun The amount by which a supply falls short of expectation, need, or demand.
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- noun An instance of not meeting a
quota or of having an insufficient amount. - noun The amount by which a quota is missed; the amount missing.
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- noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
Etymologies
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Examples
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Occasionally reform opponents will say there's no crisis now, but there was then -- but the shortfall is actually bigger now.
Sound Politics: Cantwell Follows the Democratic Playbook on Social Security 2006
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However, Basu and other economists suggest that the majority of the shortfall is because of the bad economy rather than the way Marylanders reacted to the tax increase.
In Md., sales tax debate is a definer John Wagner 2010
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Social Security's long-term shortfall grows about $1.2 trillion annually — a sign of an imbalance between the number of young workers and older beneficiaries, according to the Social Security trustees' annual reports.
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One way to make up for the loss in revenue from privatization as well as cover the existing revenue shortfall is dramatically but gradually to cut Social Security benefits.
Kotlikoff's Social Security Plan, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Scrapping the cap on earnings subject to the payroll tax, while not counting earnings above the cap toward benefits, would eliminate Social Security's entire long-term shortfall.
Daniel Marans: Five Progressive Tax Increases That Washington Won't Talk About Daniel Marans 2011
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However, Basu and other economists suggest that the majority of the shortfall is because of the bad economy rather than the way Marylanders reacted to the tax increase.
Ehrlich's plan to cut Md.'s sales tax has big implications for governor's race John Wagner 2010
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However, Basu and other economists suggest that the majority of the shortfall is because of the bad economy rather than the way Marylanders reacted to the tax increase.
Ehrlich's plan to cut Md.'s sales tax has big implications for governor's race John Wagner 2010
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However, Basu and other economists suggest that the majority of the shortfall is because of the bad economy rather than the way Marylanders reacted to the tax increase.
Ehrlich's plan to cut Md.'s sales tax has big implications for governor's race John Wagner 2010
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However, Basu and other economists suggest that the majority of the shortfall is because of the bad economy rather than the way Marylanders reacted to the tax increase.
Ehrlich's plan to cut Md.'s sales tax has big implications for governor's race John Wagner 2010
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The $8 billion shortfall is one of the largest crises Ohio has ever faced.
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