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German
Etymology
fehl- + Betrag
See also fehlen in the sense of “to lack”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːlbəˌtʁaːk/ (standard)
Noun
Fehlbetrag m (strong, genitive Fehlbetrages or Fehlbetrags, plural Fehlbeträge)
- shortfall, deficit, minus amount, missing sum
- Synonym: Fehlsumme
- Antonym: Überschuss
- Wie kann ich den Fehlbetrag ausgleichen? ― How can I make up the shortfall?
- Der Fehlbetrag verminderte sich in den letzten 10 Jahren um durchschnitttlich 3 Prozent jährlich. ― In the last ten years, the shortfall decreased on average 3 percent per year.
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