Synonyms for DEFICIT
ˈdɛf ə sɪt; Brit. also dɪˈfɪs ɪtdeficit

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1. deficitnoun

   Synonyms:
   fiscal deficit

2. deficitnoun

   Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.

   Synonyms:
   fiscal deficit

3. deficitnoun

   A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.

   Synonyms:
   fiscal deficit

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1. deficit, shortage, shortfallnoun

   the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

   "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"

   Synonyms:
   shortfall, shortage, deficit, dearth, famine

   Antonyms:
   lead

2. deficitnoun

   a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning

   "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

   Synonyms:
   shortfall, shortage

   Antonyms:
   lead

3. deficitnoun

   (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing

   Synonyms:
   shortfall, shortage

   Antonyms:
   lead

4. deficitnoun

   an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)

   "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

   Synonyms:
   shortfall, shortage

   Antonyms:
   lead

Matched Categories

1. • Insufficiency
   • Lack
   • Liabilities
   • Score
   • Sport

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1. deficitnoun

   Synonyms:
   [L.] want, DEFICIENCY

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1. List of paraphrases for "deficit":

   shortfall, deficits, gap, shortage, deficiency, disability, lack, inability, shortcoming, incapacity

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1. Alan Gayle:

   A negative number is scary for the market, it was something of a one-two punch between the trade-deficit report and higher interest rates that began overseas.

2. Pamela Peeke:

   There's tremendous variability in how a 3,500 caloric deficit affects different people.

3. Mahinda Rajapaksa:

   We must take action to fill this deficit and increase our foreign exchange reserves. To this end, we have initiated discussions with international financial institutions as well as with our friendly countries regarding repayment of our loan installments.

4. Juan Miguel Villar:

   Spain still has a big public deficit and high debts and needs to stick to austerity and reduce public administration, some have talked about expropriations and measures that go against what the Spanish economy needs. It would have a grave impact.

5. Indonesian President Joko Widodo:

   The deficit will be financed by domestic and international loans.