total shortfall

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandshortfall

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total
adjective
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
including ...
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shortfall
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃɔːt.fɔːl/us
/ˈʃɔːrt.fɑːl/
an amount that is less than the level that was expected ...
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(Definition oftotalandshortfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftotal shortfall

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They estimate thetotalshortfallto be $160 billion at the end of 2003.
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Thetotalshortfallof officers must be serious by now as well.
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For 1969–70 it is likely to be £26 million and for 1970–71 £53 million, making atotalshortfallon target of £88 million.
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That association puts thetotalshortfallat £164 million which must be carried over till next year.
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Thetotalshortfallwas about £16 million, or £90 per student underpaid.
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The result will be that, in the immediate future, there will be atotalshortfallof 7,000 to 8,000.
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Will he confirm that there will not be some ill-defined addition to grant and that thetotalshortfallwill be made up specifically?
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I understand that thetotalshortfallfor the whole country will be about 85,000 metric tonnes.
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It shows that thetotalshortfallfor the current year, compared with the plans announced in the 1982 budget, is likely to be £2·2 billion.
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Lancashire estimates thetotalshortfallto be about £56·2 million.
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These estimates indicate total shortfalls of about £59 million in 1947, and £65 million in 1948 respectively.
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