deficit
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deficit
- /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/ UK
- /ˈdɛfəsɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From French déficit, from Latin dēficit. Related to defect.
noun deficits
- Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack. The crop output this year has been comparatively small, owing to the deficit in rainfall.
- A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue. Dr. Beeching's obvious intent is that if Scottish—and similarly unprofitable English and Welsh—railways are to be maintained, it must be done by an unconcealed subsidy; he is determined that the railways shall no longer be preoccupied with—and derided for—immense deficits which include the burden of
Similar: fiscal deficit, shortfall · Opposite: surplus
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shortage, shortfall, deficiency, deficient, insufficiency, lack, inadequacy, insufficient, shortcoming, failure, incompetence, invalidity, powerlessness, disadvantage, defect, incapacity
noun
Similar: fiscal deficit, shortfall · Opposite: surplus
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noun situation wherein spending exceeds government revenue
| Español | déficit |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 적자 jeokja, 결손 gyeolson, 흠손 heumson |
| 日本語 | 赤字 akaji, 欠損 kesson |
| 中文 | 赤字 chìzì, 虧損 /亏损 kuīsǔn, 虧空 /亏空 kuīkong |
| हिन्दी | घाटा ghāṭā |
| Português | déficit, défice |
| Français | déficit budgétaire |
| Deutsch | Defizit |
| Italiano | deficit, disavanzo |
| Ελληνικά | έλλειμμα élleimma |
| Română | deficit |
| Русский | дефици́т deficít |
| Tiếng Việt | sự thâm hụt |
| العربية | عَجْز ʕajz |
| עברית | גֵרָעוֹן gira'ón |
Talk about this word "deficit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deficit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deficit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deficit "deficit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deficit.Cite this
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howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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