funding shortfall

collocation in English

meaningsoffundingandshortfall

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funding
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfʌn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈfʌn.dɪŋ/
money given by a government or organization for an event ...
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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 offundingandshortfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Provisions already exist to prevent companies from abandoning and not meeting anyfundingshortfallin occupational pension schemes.
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These issues, including afundingshortfall, are currently under consideration.
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We now have afundingshortfallto fill.
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Other acute needs are also made worse by thefundingshortfall.
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That is a real challenge when there is afundingshortfall, in excess of £10 million.
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Anyfundingshortfallis not academic but has profound consequences for individuals.
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Inevitably, there is a cumulative effect in thefundingshortfall.
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I want to take the opportunity to thank them, teachers and parents for all their hard work to mitigate the impact of thefundingshortfall.
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The county council is in active discussions about thefundingshortfallof phase 2 of the line.
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We are trying to find a better way of funding higher education than exists at present, for future years when there will be afundingshortfall.
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Often, those reserves have been intended to contribute towards a building plan, and such plans have had to be deferred or cancelled to meet thefundingshortfall.
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The taxpayer was expected to have to make up anyfundingshortfall.
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Demand represents the amount that providers would have been paid in the absence of afundingshortfall.
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The building is insured for full replacement, leaving afundingshortfallif restoration is chosen.
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The decision saved four sports (junior high girls and boys soccer, junior high softball and varsity indoor winter track teams) which were to be eliminated due to afundingshortfall.
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Although there was no interruption in core services, afundingshortfallforced one shelter to forego staff salaries and divert other resources in order to finance these core services.
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The decision saved four sports (junior high girls and boys soccer, junior high softball and varsity indoor winter track) which were to be eliminated due to afundingshortfall.
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At the same time, the switch to a conservative portfolio reduces the volatility of the market value of pension assets, which implies fewer or smaller funding shortfalls.
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Overall, therefore, colleges continue to face severe funding shortfalls and uncertainty.
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Funding shortfalls amid the onset of war, however, ensured that only a rest garden was eventually sited there.
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