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Definition of DEFICIT
Pronunciation : DEFICIT

noun : DEFICIT

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit" ;

  • 2. (

    ) a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits" ;

  • 3. (

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

  • 4. (

    ) an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit" ;


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