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ə noun
1.
the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
2.
the amount by which expenditures or liabilities exceed income or assets.
3.
a lack or shortage; deficiency.
4.
a disadvantage, impairment, or handicap: The team's major deficit is its poor pitching.
5.
a loss, as in the operation of a business.
Origin:
1775–85; < Latin dēficit (it) lacks, 3rd person singular present indicative of dēficere; see deficient
1775–85; < Latin dēficit (it) lacks, 3rd person singular present indicative of dēficere; see deficient
Related forms
su·per·def·i·cit, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | the amount by which an actual sum is lower than that expected or required |
| 2. | 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] | |
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Word Origin & History
deficit
1782, from Fr. deficit (1690), from L. deficit "it is wanting," an introductory word in clauses of inventory, third pers. sing. pres. indicative of deficere "to be deficient" (see deficient).
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Medical Dictionary
deficit def·i·cit (děf'ĭ-sĭt)
n.
A lack or deficiency of a substance.
A lack or impairment in mental or physical functioning.
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Cultural Dictionary
deficit definition
A shortage, especially the amount by which a sum of money falls short of what is required; a debt.
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Example sentences
Let's face it, my losses were small potatoes compared with the federal deficit.
Gore had to pay for them by starting his campaign with a huge deficit.
Reality deficit disorder justifies deformed decisions creating economic cloudy days.
Simply because a deficit enhances our capability in another area, does not make it any less of a disfunction.
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