Word "DEFICIT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
Examples:
last year there was a serious budgetary deficit

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
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

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Excess of expenditure over income
Arrears(7)
Adroit absorbing of former chemical giant's loss (7) The Guardian Cryptic 20 Jun 2025
Shortage less than beneficial in a new diet (7)
A shortfall discovered if edict is applied to it (7)
Shortfall Commuter 10 Feb 2025
Certified, without hesitation, devastating loss (7)
Something missing The Sun Mini 23 Jan 2025
Excess of liabilities Mirror Tea Time 17 Jan 2025
If cited wrongly, shows inadequacy (7)
Skilful to include old chemical company in shortfall (7)
Shortage if cited incorrectly (7)
Shortage The Times Sunday Concise 17 Nov 2024
Shortage Mirror Classic 16 Nov 2024
Amount short of that required
Shortfall The Times Concise 23 Sep 2024
Lack, failing (7)
Shortfall The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 01 Sep 2024
If misquoted in a new edict, there's something lacking (7)
Will be apoplectic if edited review reveals shortfall
Fed up in charge. It is showing a loss (7)
Dexterous to conceal former chemical company's loss (7)
Amount short (7)
Shortfall, lack (7)
Shortfall The Telegraph Quick 22 Mar 2024
Shortfall in revenue (7)
Shortage or shortfall (7)
Skilful, grasping old company’s shortfall The Times Quick Cryptic 12 Oct 2023
Opposite of surplus USA Today 01 Oct 2023
Skilful concealing old British firm's shortfall The Guardian Cryptic 23 Feb 2023
Shortfall The Telegraph Quick 26 Nov 2022
Shortfall of revenue The Times Concise 17 Oct 2022
Shortfall The Telegraph Quick 19 Oct 2021
Budgetary shortage Newsday 07 Jul 2021
Loss is cited if bankrupt
Jerk interferes initially with US central bank over budget shortfall
Surplus's opposite Thomas Joseph 06 Jul 2019
Shortfall bound to restrict Conservative leader, if mounting
Loss expert acting as receiver for chemical company
Shortage female in charge discovered in tight diet
Fed up with a fair amount of implicit shortfall Irish Times Crosaire 01 Jul 2017
Successive notes on one large town -- endless money problem The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Jun 2017
An excess of liabilities over assets Irish Times Simplex 14 Feb 2017
Surplus's opposite The Chronicle of Higher Education 02 Dec 2016
Campaign topic Thomas Joseph 29 Oct 2016
Surplus's opposite
Sure to take over old company making a loss The Telegraph Toughie 20 Oct 2015
Problem with economy not about to be rectified, sadly
Financial shortfall The Telegraph Quick 07 Aug 2015
One of the D's in 35-Across New York Times 07 Jul 2015
Making neat moves to contain old firm's shortfall The Times Cryptic 13 Apr 2015
One of the D's in 35-Across
Budgetary shortage
Budgetary concern
Surplus's opposite
Shortage
Shortage
Shortage
Budget problem
Perennial government concern
Shortfall
Shortage
Fiscal problem
It means "there is lacking," in Latin.
Figure in red.
Budget problem.
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