deficit, shortage, shortfall
(noun) 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”
deficit
(noun) an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); “last year there was a serious budgetary deficit”
deficit
(noun) (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
deficit
(noun) a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; “the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory”; “they have serious linguistic deficits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deficit (plural deficits)
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.
• fiscal deficit, shortfall
• superavit
Source: Wiktionary
Def"i*cit, n. Etym: [Lit., it is wanting, 3d person pres. indic. of L. deficere, cf. F. déficit. See Defect.]
Definition: Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
