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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFehlbetrag
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fehlbetrag
"Wir müssen den Fehlbetrag ausgleichen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A failure to reach a target or requirement; a deficit.
"The company faced a severe revenue shortfall at the end of the fiscal year." - 2
The amount by which something is less than expected or required.
"We need to raise funds quickly to cover the budget shortfall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'short' (from Old English 'sceort') combined with the noun 'fall' (from Old English 'feallan'). First recorded in the late 19th century in American English, it originally denoted a decline or drop in amount, evolving to primarily describe a deficit or failure to reach a target.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shortfall" is said worldwide
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déficit
Transliteration: defisi
"Il y a un déficit budgétaire cette année."
Fehlbetrag
Transliteration: fehlbetrag
"Wir müssen den Fehlbetrag ausgleichen."
mancanza
Transliteration: mancanza
"C'è stata una carenza di fondi."
déficit
Transliteration: defisit
"El déficit presupuestario afectó al proyecto."
défice
Transliteration: defisi
"O défice de financiamento preocupava os diretores."
घाटा
Transliteration: ghata
"बजट में काफी घाटा देखा गया है।"
赤字
Transliteration: chìzì
"今年预算出现了严重的赤字。"
부족액
Transliteration: bujokaek
"예산 부족액을 메우기 위해 대책이 필요하다."
不足
Transliteration: fusoku
"予算の不足分を補う必要がある。"
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