Meaning
just under; a little less than; just short of
例文
彼はせいぜい100ドル足らずしか持っていない。
He has a hundred dollars at most.
彼のビジネスプランは立派だけど、勘定あって銭足らず、という気もするけどね。
His business plan looks good on paper but I get the feeling it would never work in practice.
村の郵便局まで1キロ足らずだった。
It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.
私はその仕事を1時間足らずで終えた。
I finished the work in less than an hour.