deficit

== English == === Etymology === From French déficit, from Latin dēficit. Related to defect. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛfəsɪt/ Hyphenation: de‧fi‧cit === Noun === deficit (plural deficits) Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack. 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 == Albanian == === Noun === deficit m (finance) deficit ==== Declension ==== == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɛfɪt͡sɪt] === Noun === deficit m inan 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) (economics, medicine) deficit == Latin == === Verb === dēficit third-person singular present active indicative of dēficiō ==== Descendants ==== → French: déficit (with the meaning of a lacking) → English: deficit → Translingual: deficit → Russian: дефицит (deficit) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: de‧fi‧cit === Noun === deficit m (plural deficits) alternative form of déficit === Further reading === “deficit”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “deficit”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French déficit. === Noun === deficit n (plural deficite) deficit ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === dȅficit m inan (Cyrillic spelling де̏фицит) deficit (financial) ==== Declension ====