word
Deficit
DEH-fuh-suht
/ˈdɛfʌsʌt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
deficit
Dictionary meaning
The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
Examples
- New blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit.
- Last year there was a serious budgetary deficit.
Synonyms: shortfall
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