non-sufficient

Falling short, lacking

Non-sufficient means inadequate or not enough to meet a requirement.

The term appears most often in banking: non-sufficient funds (NSF) describes an account lacking enough money to cover a check or transaction, resulting in the payment being declined or bounced.

Outside finance, insufficient is the standard term.

general

inadequate

Not sufficient for purpose

shortfall · wanting · unsatisfactory · substandard · below par · not enough · falling short · scant · meager · partial

funds

NSF

Inadequate balance indicator

bank rejection · negative balance · stop payment · bank charges · minimum balance

economic

below poverty line

unmet needs · income threshold · assistance programs · social benefits · minimum wage · basic needs · living wage · deprivation · underfunded · shortfall

legal

burden of proof

Duty to prove allegations

motion denied · legal standard · reasonable doubt · summary judgment

Opposites
adequacy/quantity

non-sufficientsufficient

Meeting minimum requirements

adequate · enough · ample · plenty · abundant

Family

sufficient, suffice, sufficed, suffices, sufficing, sufficiency, insufficient, insufficiency, insufficiently

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