Deficit - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
they have serious linguistic deficits
- an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
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
singular: deficit
plural: deficits
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