transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃɔ:(r)tfɔ:l ]
( shortfalls)
If there is a shortfall in something, there is less of it than you need.
The government has refused to make up a £30,000 shortfall in funding.
= deficit
N-COUNT : usu with supp
SHORTFALL
Meaning of SHORTFALL in English
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006