Definitions for Deficit
ˈdɛf ə sɪt; Brit. also dɪˈfɪs ɪtdeficit

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. deficit, shortage, shortfallnoun

   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"

2. deficitnoun

   a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning

   "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

3. deficitnoun

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

4. deficitnoun

   an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)

   "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deficitnoun

   Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.

2. deficitnoun

   A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.

3. Etymology: From déficit, from deficit.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deficit

   A deficit is the amount by which a sum falls short of some reference amount.

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1. deficit

   A deficit is the amount by which a sum of money, or cost, falls short of the required or expected amount. It typically refers to a shortfall in a budget, when expenses exceed income or outlay surpasses inflow. It can also refer to any situation where there is a lack of something or an insufficiency.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deficitnoun

   deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc

2. Etymology: [Lit., it is wanting, 3d person pres. indic. of L. deficere, cf. F. dficit. See Defect.]

Matched Categories

1. • Insufficiency
   • Lack
   • Liabilities
   • Score
   • Sport

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Deficit' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3976

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Deficit' in Nouns Frequency: #1491

How to pronounce Deficit?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Deficit in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Deficit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Deficit in a Sentence

1. Ron Johnson:

   Stop deficit spending, let's utilize what God-given natural resource we have to bring down the cost of energy. Let's at a minimum have work requirements for welfare payments.

2. Tom Wolf:

   We still face enormous problems that this budget does not even pretend to address, let's be clear : the math in this budget does not work. Next fiscal year - that already has a $ 2 billion deficit - will now begin with an extra $ 300 million deficit.

3. Bill Hasencamp:

   There's a long-term deficit beyond just a short-term drought that we have to come to grips with, there's just not enough water in the Colorado River to meet the demands that were designed in the 1922 Compact.

4. Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur:

   It is estimated that to address our infrastructure deficit, we require about $1.5 billion per annum over the next decade.

5. The IMF:

   Keeping to these plans, however, is subject to significant risks related to (i) the ability to fully finance the ambitious 2016 personal income tax reform and (ii) uncertainties about the costs associated with the refugee crisis, while recent revenue buoyancy will help, it is likely that additional measures will be needed to reach the targeted deficit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Deficit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deficit
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficit
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Deficit