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How to pronounce deficit in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms shortage, shortfall
Type of deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency
Has types oxygen deficit


new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit.
Type Words
Type of want, deficiency, lack


the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory.
they have serious linguistic deficits.
Type Words
Type of liabilities
Has types budget deficit, trade deficit


last year there was a serious budgetary deficit.
Type Words
Type of score

Examples of deficit

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Three years after that, the district would face a deficit of nearly $13 million.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
The No. 8 Vikings won this matchup 67-61 a year ago, erasing a 15-point deficit.
From the dailyherald.com
The deficit-neutral bill also provided $12 billion in small-business tax breaks.
From the thenewstribune.com
Regulators devalued the dong on Feb. 11 in an attempt to curb the trade deficit.
From the bloomberg.com
We will control government spending, and stay on track to eliminate the deficit.
From the bloomberg.com
He argues that the current push for deficit reduction makes this time different.
From the bloomberg.com
The greenback will also suffer from a widening current account deficit, he said.
From the bloomberg.com
The proceeds are expected to be used help lower the government's budget deficit.
From the online.wsj.com
Republicans are pushing for more spending cuts as the way to narrow the deficit.
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More examples
  • 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"
  • A deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"
  • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
  • An excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"
  • The government's deficit can be measured with or without including the interest it pays on its debt. The primary deficit is defined as the difference between current government spending and total current revenue from all types of taxes. ...
  • Du00E9ficit is a 2007 Mexican feature film, the debut of Gael Garcu00EDa Bernal as a director. It was written by Kyzza Terrazas and debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2007.
  • Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue
  • (Deficits) Physical and/or cognitive abilities that have deteriorated or a person has lost as a result of aging or a medical condition.
  • (Deficits) Like many other countries, government spending is too high in relation to revenues. The result is a deficit of about 8 percent of gross domestic product in 2010 and a debt-to-GDP ratio of about 80 percent, both uncomfortably high. ...