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deficit
[ def-uh-sit; British also dih-fis-it ]
noun
- the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.
- the 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.
deficit
/ 藞d蓻f瑟s瑟t; d瑟藞f瑟s瑟t /
noun
- 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
- an excess of payments over receipts on the balance of payments
deficit
- A shortage, especially the amount by which a sum of money falls short of what is required; a debt .
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉耻顎卲别谤路诲别蹿顎僫路肠颈迟 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of deficit1
Example Sentences
The university announced last year it was facing a 拢35m deficit and that hundreds of jobs would be lost.
"Girls drop out of sport at such a high rate. There's a massive dream deficit for girls compared to boys," she said.
But the S&P report wrote that "larger, structural deficits", coupled with more volatility in the global economy, could threaten Australia's AAA credit rating 鈥 the highest tier.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 want to negotiate ourselves into a structural deficit,鈥 said Davenport in an interview Monday.
Their lead quickly vanished, and they went into halftime with a 61-58 deficit.
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