deficit

English Online Dictionary. What means deficit‎? What does deficit mean?

English

Etymology

From French déficit, from Latin dēficit.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfəsɪt/
• Hyphenation: de‧fi‧cit

Noun

deficit (plural deficits)

1. Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.

2. A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.

Synonyms

• fiscal deficit, shortfall

Antonyms

• surplus

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• “deficit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• deficit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛfɪt͡sɪt]

Noun

deficit m inan

1. deficit

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• “deficit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “deficit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English deficit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.t͡ʃit/
• Rhymes: -ɛfitʃit
• Hyphenation: dè‧fi‧cit

Noun

deficit m (invariable)

1. (economics, medicine) deficit

Latin

Verb

dēficit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of dēficiō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧fi‧cit

Noun

deficit m (plural deficits)

1. Alternative form of déficit

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French déficit.

Noun

deficit n (plural deficite)

1. deficit

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

dȅficit m (Cyrillic spelling де̏фицит)

1. deficit (financial)

Declension