Dictionary Check: deficit
"deficit" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
Example:
"new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
noun
a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
Example:
"the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"
noun
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
noun
an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
Example:
"last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"
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