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单词 deficit
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
def•i•cit /ˈdɛfəsɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
  2. a loss, such as in the operation of a business.
  3. Businessthe amount by which spending exceeds income:the staggering amount of the Federal deficit.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
def•i•cit  (defə sit; Brit. also di fisit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
  2. Businessthe amount by which expenditures or liabilities exceed income or assets.
  3. a lack or shortage;
    deficiency.
  4. a disadvantage, impairment, or handicap:The team's major deficit is its poor pitching.
  5. 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
  1. the amount by which an actual sum is lower than that expected or required
  2. an excess of liabilities over assets
  3. an excess of expenditures over revenues during a certain period
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin, literally: there is lacking, from dēficere to be lacking
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