deficit

Etymology

From French déficit, from Latin dēficit.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfəsɪt/
• Hyphenation: de‧fi‧cit

Noun

deficit (plural deficits)

1. Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.

   The crop output this year has been comparatively small, owing to the deficit in rainfall.

2. A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
   • 1962 October, “Talking of Trains: Passed to you, Mr. Macmillan”, in Modern Railways, page 220:

     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 social services the State must openly underwrite, if it wants them.

   • 1996 August 4, “It's Time for a Reality Check on the Deficit”, in Contra Costa Times, Contra Costa, CA:

     But Wall Street, which has a case of deficit-attention disorder, is no longer focused on a balanced budget. "The bond market only worries about one thing at [a time.]

   • 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 September 2013:

     Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit: London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.

References

• “deficit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• deficit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛfɪt͡sɪt]

Noun

deficit m inan

1. deficit

Further reading

• “deficit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “deficit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English deficit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.t͡ʃit/
• Rhymes: -ɛfitʃit
• Hyphenation: dè‧fi‧cit

Noun

deficit m (invariable)

1. (economics, medicine) deficit

Verb

dēficit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of dēficiō

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧fi‧cit

Noun

deficit m (plural deficits)

1. Alternative form of déficit

Etymology

Borrowed from French déficit.

Noun

deficit n (plural deficite)

1. deficit

Noun

dȅficit m (Cyrillic spelling де̏фицит)

1. deficit (financial)