n. the amount by which a sum of money is less than the required amount; specif; an excess of liabilities over assets; of losses over profits; or of expenditure over income
There is a deficit in the budget.
There is a deficit in the budget.
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The federal government's deficit is eighteen trillion dollars.
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def-i-cit
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