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Deficit

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

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an excess of liabilities over assets, usually over a certain period

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(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing

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a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
shortfall
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Deficits
possessive
Deficit's
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Deficits'