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deficit
noun(def-i-cit)
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
Synonyms: shortage, shortfall,
Examples:
New blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit.
deficit
noun(def-i-cit)
a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
Examples:
The people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory.
They have serious linguistic deficits.
deficit
noun(def-i-cit)
an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
Examples:
Last year there was a serious budgetary deficit.
deficit
noun(def-i-cit)
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
Antonyms: lead,

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