shortfall
noun/ˈʃɔːtfɔːl/CEFR B2ঘাটতি
Meaning
The amount by which something is less than what is needed.
Example sentences
- The project faced a shortfall of ten lakh taka.প্রকল্পটি দশ লাখ টাকার ঘাটতির মুখে পড়ল।
- A shortfall in rainfall reduced the harvest.বৃষ্টিপাতের ঘাটতি ফসলের ফলন কমিয়ে দিল।
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: deficit, deficiency
Antonyms: surplus
Similar words, and what each means
- deficit
ঘাটতি
The amount by which money spent is more than money received.
- deficiency
ঘাটতি, অভাব
A lack of something needed, especially in the diet.
- loss
ক্ষতি, লোকসান
The money you lose when costs are more than income.
Other English words for “ঘাটতি”
- deficit
The amount by which money spent is more than money received.
- lack
The state of not having something, or not having enough of it.
- shortage
A situation in which there is not enough of something.
- deficiency
A lack of something needed, especially in the diet.
- shortcoming
A fault or a place where something falls short of what is needed.
Opposite words
- surplus
উদ্বৃত্ত, বাড়তি
An amount of money or goods that is more than what is needed.
“shortfall” elsewhere on EnglishBD
The recommended proportion of forest land and our shortfall, at least three things a tree does, what happens where forests are cut, the right season for planting, and who should do it.
Tree Plantation →If you are underinsured, you pay the shortfall yourself.
underinsured — dictionary →It usually will — but the shortfall, plus a handling charge, is collected from the person receiving it. Under-stamping does not save money; it moves a larger cost onto someone else.
postage due — dictionary →
Where this word is used
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“shortfall” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি, মত
- • ভুয়া পরিচয়ধারী, প্রতারক
- • নিছক ভাগ্যে পাওয়া সাফল্য
- • ঘাটতি
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ঘাটতি — shortfall (noun) — ঘাটতি. The amount by which something is less than what is needed.
Which word is closest in meaning to “shortfall”?
- • gouge
- • weathering
- • meter
- • deficit
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deficit — deficit — ঘাটতি. The amount by which money spent is more than money received.
Related words
- deficitঘাটতিsynonym
- deficiencyঘাটতি, অভাবsynonym
- surplusউদ্বৃত্ত, বাড়তিantonym
- shortcutশর্টকাট, দ্রুত পথnearby
- shortenছোট করা, সংক্ষিপ্ত করাnearby
- shortlistসংক্ষিপ্ত তালিকা, বাছাই তালিকা, তালিকাnearby
- shortlyশিগগিরই; একটু পরেইnearby
- shoveধাক্কা দেওয়া, ঠেলাsame level
- showcaseআকর্ষণীয়ভাবে প্রদর্শন করা, তুলে ধরাsame level
- showmanনাটকীয়ভাবে প্রদর্শনী উপস্থাপনে দক্ষ ব্যক্তি, শোম্যানsame level
- shredমিহি ফালি করে কুচানো বা ছেঁড়াsame level
- shrewdচতুর, বিচক্ষণsame level