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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2918 COCA: 2403

deficit
deficit /ˈdɛfəsət/ noun
plural deficits
deficit
/ˈdɛfəsət/
noun
plural deficits
Learner's definition of DEFICIT
[count]
1 
: an amount (such as an amount of money) that is less than the amount that is needed赤字；逆差；亏空
— opposite surplus; see also trade deficit
2 
: the amount by which a person or team is behind in a game or contest（比赛中）落后的差距
3 
chiefly US : a problem that causes a decrease in some ability（人体的）缺陷
— see also attention deficit disorder
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2918 COCA: 2403

deficit

noun

def·​i·​cit ˈde-fə-sət How to pronounce deficit (audio)
 British also  di-ˈfi-sət,
 or  ˈdē-fə-sət
1
a(1)
: deficiency in amount or quality
a deficit in rainfall
(2)
: a lack or impairment in an ability or functional capacity
cognitive deficits
a hearing deficit
b
: disadvantage
scored two runs to overcome a 2–1 deficit
2
a
: an excess of expenditure over revenue
facing a deficit of $3 billion
raise taxes to help reduce the budget deficit
b
: a loss (see loss sense 4b) in business operations
the year's operating deficit

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The government is facing a deficit of $3 billion. We will reduce the federal budget deficit. The team overcame a four-point deficit to win the game. She has a slight hearing deficit in her left ear.
Recent Examples on the Web The Jets, who went 0-for-6 on third downs in the first half, cut the deficit just before halftime with a 45-yard field goal from kicker Greg Zuerlein. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2022 Oklahoma State 34-17 Saturday night at Boone Pickens Stadium but Badger came up big with six catches for 91 yards, highlighted by a 21-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Emory Jones early in the fourth quarter that cut the deficit to 20-17. Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2022 The Eagles finally showed some offensive life when Braxton Godin returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards down to the Western 3 and Mike Mahaney III carried it in to cut the deficit to 14-7 with 5:07 left in the second period. Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2022 After Campiotti converted a fourth-and-4 pass to Cam Sullivan-Brown to keep the drive alive, Isaiah Holiness took a pitch to the left from the 1 to finish the drive with seven seconds on the clock and cut the deficit to 28-7. Eamonn Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Hairston rushed for a 7-yard score to cut the deficit to 14-6 in the second quarter and later scored on a 17-yard jaunt in the third quarter. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The hit cut the deficit to 2-1 and gave the Sox second and third with one out. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Boise State cut the deficit to 27-17 early in the fourth quarter on a 4-yard keeper by Green. oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Williams cut the deficit to 28-24 with a 2-yard TD run in the third quarter and his 1-yarder with 10:01 to go put the ‘Jackets ahead 31-28. Al.com Reports, al, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French déficit, going back to Middle French, "item lacking in an inventory," borrowed from Latin dēficit "it is lacking," 3rd person singular present indicative of dēficere "to be lacking, run short, fail" — more at deficient

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of deficit was in 1782

Phrases Containing deficit
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2918 COCA: 2403
deficit

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEFICIT | DEFICIT + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤enormous, huge, large, massive, serious, substantial巨大的虧損；嚴重的逆差；巨額赤字➤ballooning, exploding, growing, soaring不斷膨脹的／激增的／日益增長的／猛增的赤字▸➤small小額虧損▸➤net, overall淨赤字；總赤字➤projected預計赤字▸➤balance-of-payments, budget, current-account, federal, financial, fiscal, trade國際收支逆差；預算赤字；經常賬戶逆差；聯邦赤字；財政赤字；貿易逆差➤national國家赤字➤attention, cognitive, neurological注意缺陷；認知障礙；神經功能缺損◇attention deficit disorder注意缺陷障礙◇His teacher thought he had some sort of cognitive deficit.他的老師認為他認知方面有某種缺陷。VERB + DEFICIT➤face, have, run, show面臨虧損；有赤字；出現赤字；顯示逆差◇If the government didn't run such huge deficits, the country would not have financial problems.如果政府沒有形成數額如此巨大的赤字，國家就不會有財政問題。◇The trade balance shows a deficit of two million dollars.貿易收支顯示有 200 萬美元的逆差。➤go into, move into, run up, slip into陷入虧損；積累赤字◇to prevent the country from moving into deficit防止國家陷入赤字◇The company has run up a deficit of £30 000.這家公司累計虧損了 3 萬英鎊。➤increase, widen增加／擴大赤字➤address, tackle解決／處理赤字▸➤cut, halve, narrow, reduce, shrink削減赤字；使赤字減半；減少虧空；縮小虧空◇You cannot cut a budget deficit simply by raising taxes.不能只通過增稅來削減預算赤字。➤correct, eliminate, erase, make up, wipe out糾正／消除／清除／彌補／償清虧空◇We will find it hard to make up this deficit.我們會發現很難彌補這一虧空。➤overcome克服赤字▸➤overturn (BrE, sport體育) 扭轉落後分數◇United are hoping to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg.聯隊希望能扭轉第一回合落後兩球的局面。➤finance, fund融資／撥款彌補赤字◇The government was forced to sell state-owned companies to fund the budget deficit.政府被迫出售國有企業以彌補預算赤字。DEFICIT + VERB➤run at sth赤字為⋯◇a budget deficit running at 7% of GDP相當於國內生產總值 7% 的預算赤字➤grow, increase, rise, widen赤字增加；虧損增多；逆差上升➤balloon, soar赤字猛增◇The US trade deficit ballooned to a record $167 billion.美國貿易逆差猛增到創紀錄的 1,670 億美元。➤decrease, fall, narrow, shrink虧損減少；逆差下降；差額縮小；赤字縮減PREPOSITION➤in deficit處於逆差中◇The UK remained in deficit with all countries outside the EU.英國對歐盟之外的所有國家都有逆差。➤deficit with對⋯的逆差◇the US trade deficit with Japan美國對日本的貿易逆差

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