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?

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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. Siobhan Morden:

   No one pays attention to net reserves, which are declining every day, you have to pay back the China swap line (in 12 months time). It is a temporary fix to end the term, but it places a huge burden on the incoming administration to pay back the swap line and reverse the balance of payments deficit.

2. Joe Biden:

   West Coast fundraisers're in a situation where West Coast fundraisers have a very different view than Sen. Scott and Republicans who want to raise taxes on middle-class families and want to include half of small business owners, if West Coast fundraisers Republican friends are really interested in doing something about economic growth, they should help West Coast fundraisers continue to lower the deficit ; they should be willing to work with West Coast fundraisers to have a tax code that is actually one that works and everybody pays their fair share ; and they should be in a position where West Coast fundraisers shouldn't be raising taxes on middle-class folks, West Coast fundraisers should be raising taxes on people who everyone acknowledges aren't paying their fair share.

3. Finance Minister Luis Videgaray:

   Whatever need there is for an adjustment due to a reduction in income will have to be accommodated by cutting public spending, there will not be an increase in the public deficit ... and of course there will be not be tax increases.

4. Frenchman Champagne:

   FIFA is currently going through a difficult period with a deficit of about $ 100 million in 2015.

5. President Biden:

   We're going to lower the deficit by a trillion dollars, these guys talk about how they always are worried about us spending. We're lowering the deficit. No one's ever done that.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit