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. Scott Smith:

   There's still questions as to whether Trudeau can effectively run the economy in that deficit position and then bring back a balanced budget in year four.

2. President Vladimir Putin:

   I believe that our non-oil and gas deficit had risen to a very dangerous level. So now we are forced to lower it. And this is healthy, it is very difficult ... to resist spending oil and gas revenues to cover current expenses. (But) it is the reduction of these expenses that improves the economy.

3. The IMF:

   At today's level of the real effective exchange rate, the current account deficit is expected to rise above 4 percent of GDP by 2020, pointing to the U.S. dollar being overvalued by 10-20 percent.

4. John Leddy:

   All of the patients in this study received a CT scan to evaluate for brain bleeding or skull fracture and may have had a neurological deficit when they came to the emergency room. While that type of injury can be classified as' mild,' it's a lot more severe than a sport-related concussion typically would be, all in all, I think it's a good study for helping to predict who is at risk for depression and PTSD after a traumatic brain injury sustained in a car accident or from an assault.

5. Lloyd Jackson:

   County officials have yet to make a decision as to what to do with the facility. But while they dither, the monthly meter is running. According to figures compiled by the Detroit Free Press some of the monthly costs include : Despite the hefty costs of The Wayne County Jail, and the county teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans does not appear to be any closer to making a decision on the building site. Due to the county's financial state, anything done on the... jail will just add to the deficit, once the deficit has been solved, the county can move forward with options on whether to finish the Gratiot site or renovate the three existing jails. As the county makes progress on its recovery plan, it will better be able to solve the jail issue. The Wayne County Jail was originally proposed as a $ 300 million, 2,000-bed jail that would combine the other county correctional facilities. Ground was broken on the work site in September 2011, but was stalled nearly two years later, in June 2013, when a 60-day suspension was imposed after projected cost overruns totaled nearly $ 100 million. Construction never resumed, and later that summer, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the project. The investigation led to the arrest of former Wayne County Chief Financial Officer Carla Sledge, attorney Steven Collins and construction manager Anthony Parlovecchio. Five parties have expressed interest in buying the construction site, including Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, who has been active in Detroit’s ongoing attempt at urban renewal. But so far, the county has not accepted any offers — which is proving costly to taxpayers.

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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