deficit
About 10.84 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
The crop output this year has been comparatively small, owing to the deficit in rainfall.
- noun A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
Similar words
shortage shortfall deficiency deficient insufficiency lack inadequacy insufficient shortcoming failure
Often followed by
in of and is disorder financing was hyperactivity spending
Word family
deficits
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