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de⋅fi⋅cien⋅cy

  [di-fish-uhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
1. the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency.
2. the amount lacked; a deficit.
Origin:
1625–35; < LL dēficientia, L dēficient- (s. of dēficiēns). See deficient, -ency

Synonyms:
1. shortage, inadequacy, paucity, scarcity.
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de·fi·cien·cy   (dĭ-fĭsh'ən-sē)   
n.   pl. de·fi·cien·cies

  1. The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.

  2. A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health; an insufficiency: a nutritional deficiency.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

deficiency

  1. The amount by which an individual's or an organization's tax liability as computed by the Internal Revenue Service exceeds the tax liability reported by the taxpayer.

  2. The amount by which a firm's liabilities exceed assets.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: de·fi·cien·cy
Pronunciation: di-'fi-sh&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: an amount that is lacking or inadequate: as a : the difference between the amount of tax owed and the amount of tax paid b : the difference between the amount owed under a security agreement and the amount the creditor is able to recover upon default of the debtor by selling the collateral
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·fi·cien·cy
Pronunciation: di-'fish-&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 : a shortage of substances (as vitamins) necessary to health
2 : DELETION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

deficiency de·fi·cien·cy (dĭ-fĭsh'ən-sē)
n.
A lack or shortage of something essential to health; an insufficiency.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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