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Noun: shortfall  'short`fol
  1. The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
    - deficit, shortage

Derived forms: shortfalls

Type of: deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency

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short-change
short-circuit
shortcoming
shortcut
short-dated
short-eared
shorten
shortened
shortener
shortening
shortfall
shortfin mako
shortgrass
short-grass
shorthair
short-haired
shorthand
shorthand typist
short-handed
short-handled
short-headed