budget shortfall
Money coming up short
A budget shortfall is the gap between what an organization needs to spend and the money available—when expenses exceed revenue or allocated funds.
Governments face budget shortfalls during recessions; businesses scramble to cover them through cuts or borrowing.
The city's budget shortfall forced layoffs in the parks department.
- deficitAmount still owed
- gapUnfilled space between
- in the redFinancially in deficit
- red inkSymbol for financial loss
- overspendSpend beyond means
spending cuts · cutbacks · austerity · belt tightening · squeeze · crunch · underfunded · bailout · layoffs · freeze · borrowing · debt · fiscal · fiscal cliff · crisis · slash · trim · across the board
- budget limitsspending cap, spending caps, spending limits, spending freeze, borrowing limit
- cost overrunsoverspending, overbudget, scope creep, change orders, miscalculation
- fiscal crisisdebt crisis, fiscal crisis, fiscal emergency, insolvency, debt restructuring
- public financepublic debt, tax revenue, expenditure, public spending, national debt
- shortfallsdeficit, shortage, gap, lack, deficiency
- overloadoverload, overwhelmed, excess, surplus, maxed out
budget shortfallbudget surplus
Revenue exceeding outlays
surplus · fiscal surplus · net gain · profit · windfall
budget shortfallfinancial security
Reliable access to funds
budget surplus · balanced budget · liquidity · fiscal health · reserve funds
budget, budgets, budgeted, budgeting, budgetary, short, shorts, shorter, shortest