deficit
de fuh suht
- n 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 - n a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory
they have serious linguistic deficits - n (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
- n an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
last year there was a serious budgetary deficit
- THE RETURN OF ROSS PEROT HAS BROUGHT THE FEDERAL budget deficit, like an unwelcome guest, back to the center of national debate.
- The state is facing a gigantic deficit, and life in the country's richest and most populous state isn't going to be the same.
- President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday the deficit appears on track to hit $1 trillion soon.