Deficit

['defɪsɪt;'diː-] or ['dɛfəsɪt]

Definition

(noun.) the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; 'new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit'.

(noun.) an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); 'last year there was a serious budgetary deficit'.

(noun.) (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing.

(noun.) a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; 'the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory'; 'they have serious linguistic deficits'.

Typist: Phil--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc.

Inputed by Bruno

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [L.] Want, DEFICIENCY.

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