estimated shortfall

collocation in English

meaningsofestimatedandshortfall

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estimated
adjective
uk
/ˈes.tɪ.meɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈes.tə.meɪ.t̬ɪd/
roughly calculated ...
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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 ofestimatedandshortfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theestimatedshortfallin 1979–80 is expected to be £700,000 to £800,000 and in 1980–81 £1· 5 million.
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Theestimatedshortfallin fee income from civil business for the current financial year is £71.1 million.
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Theestimatedshortfallin 1979–80 is expected to be £700,000 to £800,000 and in 1980–81 £1· 5 million.
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Theestimatedshortfallin fee income from civil business for the current financial year is £71.1 million.
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But this action could not make good the shortfall in production of one third compared with 1974—anestimatedshortfallof 2¼ million tons.
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At the moment theestimatedshortfallis £135 million.
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Theestimatedshortfallfor this year including the overspending for 1976– 77, is £1,890,000 in a budget approaching £30 million.
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Of this total 550,000 tons were required in the form of flour to make good theestimatedshortfallin rice.
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To the £42 million in two years has been added anestimatedshortfallin the current year, 1982–83, of a further £25 million—£67 million in all.
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We cannot have anestimatedshortfallof £300 million and then say it is reasonable.
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Is he saying that in the five years up to the end of 1973 there will be anestimatedshortfallof no less than £180 million on the postal services?
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Is it theestimatedshortfall?
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