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   Def·i·cit

   /ˈdefəsət/

   

   noun

   • 1. the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
   • ▪ an excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period: "an annual operating deficit"
   • ▪ (in sports) the amount or score by which a team or individual is losing: "came back from a 3–0 deficit"
   • ▪ a deficiency or failing, especially in a neurological or psychological function: "deficits in speech comprehension"

   Word Origin late 18th century: via French from Latin deficit ‘it is lacking’, from the verb deficere (see defect1).

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   What is another word for deficit?

   • But that due must be paid, not out of deficit, but out of surplus. On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to deficit, such as: loss, shortfall, arrears, defalcation, default, and deficiency. From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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   What is a synonym for shortage deficiency?

   • thesaurus Parts of speech nouns adjectives verbs Synonyms Similar meaning View all shortage deficiency shortfall lack inadequacy insufficiency loss want debt paucity absence arrears dearth scarcity debit famine indebtedness failure scantiness poverty defect need shortcoming default undersupply Antonyms Opposite meaning View all plenty plethora

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   What is an example of a deficit?

   • For instance, if in a country liabilities exceeds assets or import exceeds export there would be a deficit in the financial account of the country. Generally, a deficit on the current account of a country leads to a surplus on the financial and capital account.

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   Should we worry about deficits?

   • The underlying economic factors that cause deficits to shrink often create circumstances that push them to shrink even faster. A shock or recession could send deficits spiraling much higher. This is not to say that we should never worry about deficits. The 2010 estimate was that the ACA would cut deficits by $124 billion over its first decade.

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