No. 582 in Dutch
tekort
The Dutch word "tekort" means "shortage" or "deficit" in English.
In a sentence
Het bedrijf heeft een tekort aan geschoolde werknemers.
The company has a shortage of skilled workers.
Here, 'tekort' refers to a lack or scarcity of something, specifically skilled workers.
Zijn salaris bleek onvoldoende om zijn financiële tekort volledig te dekken.
His salary turned out to be insufficient to fully cover his financial deficit.
In this sentence, 'tekort' is used to denote a deficit, particularly in financial terms.
Er is een tekort in de berekeningen die we hebben uitgevoerd.
There is an error in the calculations we performed.
Here, 'tekort' refers to a flaw or error, in this case within the calculations.
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