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deficit

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛfəsɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɛfəsɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(def′ə sit; Brit. also di fis′it)

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deficit
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Synonyms:

shortage , paucity, deficiency, shortfall , debt , lack , absence , insufficiency, arrears , default , failure , failing , impoverishment, shortcoming, scantiness, shortness, want , inadequacy, inferiority, gap , discrepancy , economic deficit, economy

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