Deficit - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdefɪsɪt|  American pronunciation of the word deficit
Brit.  |ˈdefɪsɪt|  British pronunciation of the word deficit

noun

- the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required (syn: shortage, shortfall)
new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
- a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory
they have serious linguistic deficits
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
- an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
last year there was a serious budgetary deficit

Extra examples

The government is facing a deficit of $3 billion.

We will reduce the federal budget deficit.

The team overcame a four-point deficit to win the game.

She has a slight hearing deficit in her left ear.

Many countries have a big deficit in food supply.

The US balance of payments was in deficit.

Many voters want to see some reduction of the deficit.

The growing deficit was a dominant theme in the election.

...as long as there's a national deficit, interplanetary exploration will most likely remain an agreeable cogitation and nothing more...

...the reduction of the deficit is due in part to financial legerdemain that masks the true costs of running the government...

Welsh health authorities face a £13m deficit this year.

The gap between assets and liabilities was a $330 000 deficit at 30 June 2004.

Word forms

noun
singular: deficit
plural: deficits
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