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deficit

/'dɛfɪsɪt/

Synonyms of deficit Antonyms of deficit Examples of deficit Usage of deficit Parts of deficit Definition that contains deficit Words sounding like deficit Explanation of deficit

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

Similar:

shortage shortfall

type of:
deficiency inadequacy insufficiency
noun
a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
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"the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory" "they have serious linguistic deficits"

type of:
want deficiency lack
noun
an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
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"last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

type of:
liabilities
noun
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
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Opposite:

lead

type of:
score

Examples of deficit

"new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
"the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"
"they have serious linguistic deficits"
"last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"