| 单词 | deficit |
| 释义 | deficit /def"euh sit/; Brit. also /di fis"it/, n. 1. the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount. 2. the amount by which expenditures or liabilities exceed income or assets. 3. a lack or shortage; deficiency. 4. a disadvantage, impairment, or handicap: The team's major deficit is its poor pitching. 5. a loss, as in the operation of a business. [1775-85; < L deficit (it) lacks, 3rd pers. sing. pres. indic. of deficere; see DEFICIENT] |
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