English dictionary
deficit
nounPronunciation
ˈdɛfɪsɪt
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
noun
- an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
noun
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
noun
- a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
Example sentences
new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
last year there was a serious budgetary deficit
the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory
they have serious linguistic deficits