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def·i·cit
(dĕf′ĭ-sĭt)n.
1.
a. Inadequacy or insufficiency: a deficit in grain production.
b. A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning.
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.
3. An amount that quantifies an unfavorable condition or position: rallied from a three-game deficit to win the playoffs.
[French déficit, from Latin dēficit, it is lacking, third person sing. present tense of dēficere, to fail, be lacking; see defect.]
deficit
(ˈdɛfɪsɪt; dɪˈfɪsɪt)n
1. (Accounting & Book-keeping) the amount by which an actual sum is lower than that expected or required
2. (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
[C18: from Latin, literally: there is lacking, from dēficere to be lacking]
def•i•cit
(ˈdɛf ə sɪt; Brit. also dɪˈfɪs ɪt)n.
1. the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
2. a loss, as in the operation of a business.
3. the amount by which liabilities exceed assets.
4. a deficiency.
5. a disadvantage or handicap.
[1775–85; < Latin dēficit (it) lacks, 3rd pers. singular present indic. of dēficere]
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| 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" 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 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 |
deficit
deficit
nounThe condition or fact of being deficient:
Translations
عَجْزعَجْز مالي
deficitschodek
underskudminus
vaje
gubitak
deficit
vöntun; halli
欠損
부족
deficitas
deficīts, iztrūkums
schodok
underskott
ปริมาณที่ขาด
sự thâm hụt
deficit
[ˈdefɪsɪt]A. N (esp Fin) → déficit m
the balance of payments is in deficit → la balanza de pagos es deficitaria
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
deficit spending N → gasto m deficitario
deficit
n → Defizit nt
deficit
(ˈdefisit) noun the amount by which an amount (of money etc) is less than the amount required. a deficit of several hundred dollars.
deficit
→ عَجْز deficit underskud Defizit έλλειμα déficit vaje déficit gubitak deficit 欠損 부족 tekort underskudd deficyt défice, déficit дефицит underskott ปริมาณที่ขาด açık sự thâm hụt 逆差def·i·cit
n. déficit, deuda; falta; deficiencia.