DEFICIT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
   Synonym(s)
   • shortage (what does shortage mean?)
   • shortfall (what does shortfall mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) deficit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • insufficiency (what does insufficiency mean?)
   • inadequacy (what does inadequacy mean?)
   • deficiency (what does deficiency mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • oxygen deficit (what does oxygen deficit mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
   Hypernyms(s) deficit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • liabilities (what does liabilities mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • budget deficit (what does budget deficit mean?)
   • trade deficit (what does trade deficit mean?)