Meaning: Not sufficient to meet a need. Synonyms: inadequate; short; poor. Context examples: an inadequate income / a poor salary / money is short / on short rations / food is in short supply / short on experience. Similar: deficient; insufficient (of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement)
Definition of netting: Settlement of mutual obligations between two parties (called bilateral netting) or with a third party acting as a clearing house (called multilateral netting) where the net difference (not the gross ...
safety net n. 1. A large net for catching one that falls or jumps, as from a circus trapeze. 2. A guarantee, as of professional, physical, or financial security: the safety net of a generous pension plan. 1  American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright Â© 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.