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English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- deficit
- ['dεfɪsɪt]
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- 1. the amount by which an actual sum is lower than that expected or required
- 2. an excess of liabilities over assets
- 3. an excess of expenditures over revenues during a certain period
- 4. an excess of payments over receipts on the balance of payments
- 5. C18: from Latin, literally: there is lacking, from d e ficere to be lacking
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the order of magnitude of the deficit was as expected
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