"deficit" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number

subtypes: oxygen deficit - temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise

same as: shortage, shortfall
is a type of: deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

is a type of: score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
is a type of: liabilities - anything that is owed to someone else
subtypes:
- budget deficit - an excess of expenditures over revenues
- trade deficit - an excess of imports over exports