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Definition of Deficit

1. Noun. 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. Noun. A deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning. "They have serious linguistic deficits"

3. Noun. (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing.

4. Noun. An excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period). "Last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

Definition of Deficit

1. n. Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc.

Definition of Deficit

1. Noun. Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack. ¹

2. Noun. A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deficit

1. a shortage [n -S] - See also: shortage

Medical Definition of Deficit

1. A lack or deficiency. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deficit

defibrinizing deficience deficiences deficiencies deficiency deficiency anaemia deficiency disease deficiency diseases deficiency mutant deficiency symptom

deficient deficient number deficient numbers deficiently deficients deficit (current term) deficit spending deficits defied defier

defiers defies defiguration defigure defigured defigures defiguring defilade defiladed defilades

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