shortfall
English
noun
Definitions
- An instance of not meeting a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation, or of having an insufficient amount to cover such obligations.
- The amount by which a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation is missed; the difference between the actual quota or debt and the lesser amount available to pay such obligations.
Etymology
Compound from English short (brittle, of pastry) + English fall.
Origin
English
fall
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Shorty English
- airfall English
- antishort English
- ashfall English
- backfall English
- befall English
- bergfall English
- byfall English
- catfall English
- deadfall English
- dewfall English
- dogfall English
- downfall English
- dustfall English
- earthfall English
- evenfall English
- fall English
- fallboard English
- faller English
- fallest English
- falleth English
- fallish English
- fallout English
- fallrate English
- fallstreak English
- fallway English
- fally-aparty English
- flagfall English
- fogfall English
- footfall English
- freefall English
- grainfall English
- hailfall English
- icefall English
- infall English
- jawfall English
- landfall English
- lavafall English
- leaffall English
- litterfall English
- megashort English
- mid-fall English
- misfall English
- mousefall English
- nightfall English
- offal English
- onfall English
- outfall English
- overfall English
- pinfall English
- pitfall English
- planetfall English
- pratfall English
- prefall English
- rainfall English
- refall English
- rockfall English
- short English
- short fetched English
- short-fetched English
- short-legged English
- short-lived English
- short-tailed hawk English
- shortage English
- shortarse English
- shortboard English
- shortbow English
- shortbread English
- shortcake English
- shortchange English
- shortclothes English
- shortcode English
- shortcrust English
- shortcut English
- shorten English
- shortfalling English
- shortfetched English
- shortfic English
- shortfin English
- shortform English
- shortgown English
- shortgrass English
- shorth English
- shorthair English
- shorthaired English
- shorthand English
- shorthanded English
- shorthead English
- shorthold English
- shorthorn English
- shortie English
- shortify English
- shortish English
- shortleaf English
- shortline English
- shortly English
- shortness English
- shortnose English
- shortsea English
- shortsheet English
- shortsome English
- shortstop English
- shortsword English
- shorttail English
- shortwall English
- shortward English
- shortwards English
- shortwave English
- shortwing English
- shorty English
- smokefall English
- snowfall English
- spatfall English
- stonefall English
- sunfall English
- supershort English
- throughfall English
- tidefall English
- tofall English
- treefall English
- ultrashort English
- waterfall English
- whalefall English
- windfall English
- shortata Finnish
- Fall German
- fallen German
- short Italian
- short French
- ショート Japanese
- フォール Japanese
- fal Middle English
- schort Middle English
- short Chinese
- 秀逗 Chinese
- fal Volapük
- sotpela Tok Pisin
- fall
- offal
- short
- Shorty
- shorth
- faller
- tofall
- shorty
- befall
- infall
- refall
- byfall
- onfall
- shorten
- sunfall
- shortly
- catfall
- shortie
- outfall
- icefall
- falleth
- pitfall
- jawfall
- airfall
- fallest
- fallout
- dewfall
- ashfall
- pinfall
- fallway
- dogfall
- fallish
- prefall
- fogfall
- misfall
- shortfic
- treefall
- windfall
- mid-fall
- dustfall
- landfall
- evenfall
- shortage
- tidefall
- hailfall
- shortish
- bergfall
- shortbow
- shortfin
- snowfall
- backfall
- overfall
- pratfall
- footfall
- spatfall
- rockfall
- shortify
- deadfall
- freefall
- downfall
- rainfall
- flagfall
- fallrate
- leaffall
- lavafall
- shortcut
- shortsea
- shortwall
- waterfall
- stonefall
- shortness
- antishort
- shorthold
- fallboard
- earthfall
- shortnose
- shortarse
- shortsome
- megashort
- grainfall
- shortward
- whalefall
- shortcake
- smokefall
- mousefall
- shorthair
- shortcode
- shortstop
- shortwave
- shortform
- shorttail
- shortgown
- nightfall
- shorthorn
- shortwing
- shorthead
- shorthand
- shortline
- shortleaf
- planetfall
- shortbread
- shortsheet
- fallstreak
- shortwards
- shortboard
- litterfall
- supershort
- shortgrass
- shortcrust
- shortsword
- ultrashort
- shortchange
- throughfall
- shorthaired
- short-lived
- shorthanded
- shortclothes
- fally-aparty
- shortfetched
- short-legged
- shortfalling
- short fetched
- short-fetched
- short-tailed hawk