deficit
IPA: dˈɛfʌsʌt
noun
- Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
- A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
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Examples of "deficit" in Sentences
- The important figure is the deficit.
- It arises in the discussion of the federal deficit.
- Kerry talks about the Deficit and jobs and the economy.
- Olfaction deficits and prediction of mental illness or disease.
- It is the largest deficit ever overcome in the history of the NFL.
- It is symptomatic of the collective deficit of trust in the society.
- Evidence for a deficit in the salience attribution to errors in smokers.
- In the short term, the effect of Reaganomics was a soaring budget deficit.
- The budget deficit of the state of Finland was several per cent of the GNP.
- It is approved for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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