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English noun: deficit

1. deficit (attribute) the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required


SamplesNew blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit.


Synonymsshortage, shortfall


Broader (hypernym)deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency


Narrower (hyponym)oxygen deficit

2. deficit (state) a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning


SamplesThe people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory.
They have serious linguistic deficits.


Broader (hypernym)deficiency, lack, want

3. deficit (quantity) (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing


Broader (hypernym)score


Domain categoryathletics, sport


Antonymslead

4. deficit (possession) an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)


SamplesLast year there was a serious budgetary deficit.


Broader (hypernym)liabilities


Narrower (hyponym)budget deficit, trade deficit









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