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deficit

nounmasculineformal/dɨ.ˈfi.sɨ/medium

de·fi·ce

Definition

The amount by which something, especially money or resources, is insufficient; a shortfall.
The country's budget deficit worries economists.
There is a vitamin deficit in your diet.
Common collocations
budget deficittrade deficitdemocratic deficitreduce the deficit

Etymology

Do latim 'deficit' ('falta, carência').

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