Meaning of 'deficit'

noun

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

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

Synonyms: shortfall

noun

an excess of liabilities over assets, usually over a certain period

Example: "Last year there was a serious budgetary deficit."

noun

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

noun

a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning

Example: "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"