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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024def•i•cit /ˈdɛfəsɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
- a loss, such as in the operation of a business.
- Businessthe amount by which spending exceeds income:the staggering amount of the Federal deficit.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024def•i•cit (def′ə sit; Brit. also di fis′it),USA pronunciation n. - the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
- Businessthe amount by which expenditures or liabilities exceed income or assets.
- a lack or shortage;
deficiency. - a disadvantage, impairment, or handicap:The team's major deficit is its poor pitching.
- a loss, as in the operation of a business.
- Latin dēficit (it) lacks, 3rd pers. singular present indicative of dēficere; see deficient
- 1775–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: deficit /ˈdɛfɪsɪt; dɪˈfɪsɪt/ n - the amount by which an actual sum is lower than that expected or required
- an excess of liabilities over assets
- an excess of expenditures over revenues during a certain period
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin, literally: there is lacking, from dēficere to be lacking |