alijäämä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deficiency noun A lack or shortage of something necessary, especially for health.
- deficit noun A shortfall or lack — an amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
- shortfall noun A case of not reaching a target, quota, or other expected level.
Senses
alijäämä is used for these senses in English:
- deficiency (countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
- deficit A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
- shortfall The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.
deficit — full definition
- noun A shortfall or lack — an amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
- noun In finance or government, the amount by which spending exceeds income.
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