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 ...
contracting - becoming infected; catching cold is sometimes unavoidable; the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic. catching. acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; I envied his talent for acquiring; he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving.