DEFICIT

/ˈdɛfɪsɪt/ Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: D2E1F4I1C3I1T1 = 13

Definition

  1. noun the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required. — synonyms: shortage, shortfall
  2. noun a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning.
  3. noun (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing.
  4. noun an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period).

Examples

  • “new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit”
  • “the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory”
  • “they have serious linguistic deficits”

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