amount+lacking
1lacking — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. needed, deprived of, missing; see wanting . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Lacking an essential element: defective, deficient, incomplete, wanting. See BETTER, EXCESS. 2. Deficient in a usual or needed amount:… …
2absent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not present] Syn. away, missing, elsewhere, gone, gone out, vanished, moved, removed, flown, not at home, not present, out, wanting, lacking, nonexistent, nonattendant, abroad, lost, overseas, out of sight, nowhere to be …
3wantage — /ˈwɒntɪdʒ/ (say wontij) noun US that which is wanting or lacking; an amount lacking. {want + age} …
4shortfall — n. act of falling short of a desired amount or goal; deficit, shortage, amount lacking …
5shortfalls — n. act of falling short of a desired amount or goal; deficit, shortage, amount lacking …
6complement — n. 1. Full number, full quantity, quota, full tale, tale. 2. Completeness, fulfilment, fulness, perfection, consummation. 3. Deficiency, deficit, shortage, amount lacking (to make some fixed amount) …
7shortage — n. (often foll. by of) a deficiency; an amount lacking (a shortage of 100 tons) …
8defective — Lacking in some particular which is essential to the completeness, legal sufficiency, or security of the object spoken of; as a defective service of process or return of service. A product is defective if it is not fit for the ordinary purposes… …
9defective — Lacking in some particular which is essential to the completeness, legal sufficiency, or security of the object spoken of; as a defective service of process or return of service. A product is defective if it is not fit for the ordinary purposes… …
10United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
