deficit

def·i·cit  (df-st)

n.

1.

a. Inadequacy or insufficiency: a deficit in grain production.

b. A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning.

c. An unfavorable condition or position; a disadvantage: rallied from a three-game deficit to win the playoffs.

2.

a. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount; a shortage: large budget deficits.

b. A business loss.

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[French déficit, from Latin dficit, it is lacking, third person sing. present tense of dficere, to fail, be lacking; see defect.]

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deficit [ˈdɛfɪsɪt dɪˈfɪsɪt]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) the amount by which an actual sum is lower than that expected or required

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping)

a.  an excess of liabilities over assets

b.  an excess of expenditures over revenues during a certain period

c.  an excess of payments over receipts on the balance of payments

[from Latin, literally: there is lacking, from dēficere to be lacking]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deficit - 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" shortage, shortfall inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" oxygen deficit - temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise
	2.	deficit - a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits" deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
	3.	deficit - (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0" lead - (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
	4.	deficit - an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit" liabilities - anything that is owed to someone else budget deficit - an excess of expenditures over revenues trade deficit - an excess of imports over exports

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deficit

noun shortfall, shortage, deficiency, loss, default, arrears They're ready to cut the budget deficit for the next fiscal year.

Translations

deficit [ˈdefɪsɪt]

A. N (esp Fin) → déficit m
the balance of payments is in deficit → la balanza de pagos es deficitaria

B. CPD deficit financing N → financiación f mediante déficit
deficit spending N → gasto m deficitario

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deficit [ˈdɛfəsɪt] n → déficit m
to be in deficit [account] → être en déficit

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deficit

n → Defizit nt

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deficit [ˈdɛfɪsɪt] n (Fin) → deficit m inv, disavanzo
to be in deficit → essere in deficit

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deficit [ˈdɛfɪsɪt] n (Fin) → deficit m inv, disavanzo
to be in deficit → essere in deficit

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deficit

n deficit [ˈdefisit]

the amount by which an amount (of money etc) is less than the amount required a deficit of several hundred dollars. tekort, nadelige saldo, agterstand عَجْز مالي дефицит schodek underskud; minus das Defizit έλλειμμα déficit puudujääk کمبود؛ کسری vaje déficit גִירָעוֹן घाटा manjak deficit defisit vöntun; (tekju)halli deficit 赤字 적자 stoka, deficitas deficīts, iztrūkums kekurangan deficit underskudd, manko niedobór défice de­ficit дефицит deficit primanjkljaj deficit underskott, brist, deficit ปริมาณที่ขาด açık, noksan 虧空額，赤字 брак; дефіцит خسارہ số tiền thiếu hụt 亏空额，赤字

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deficit → عجز فى الميزانية deficit deficit Defizit έλλειμα déficit vaje déficit gubitak deficit 欠損 부족 tekort underskudd deficyt défice, déficit дефицит underskott ปริมาณที่ขาด açık sự thâm hụt 逆差