deficit
More out than in
Deficit denotes a deficiency or lack of something.
In language about money and budgets, it is the opposite of surplus.
In other contexts, deficit denotes a lack of something that results in a handicap or disadvantage: a cognitive deficit.
Deficit is also popularly used when two numbers are compared to show the difference between them, especially in sports scores: The Roughriders erased an 11-point deficit to defeat Toronto on Tuesday night.
Insufficiency of something needed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- undersupplyInadequate provision of goods
- gapUnfilled space between
- dearthAcute shortage of something
unavailability · crunch · pinch · supply · demand · inventory · stockpile · rationing
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- vitaminEssential organic nutrient
- ironElement twenty-six
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
protein · iodine · zinc · folate · B12 · insufficiency · supplementation · fortification
Temporary taking of another's
- creditorsThose owed payment
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- bondBinding tie or connection
interest · default · liability · obligation · insolvency · leverage · refinance · creditworthiness
Of public revenue
- expenditureMoney paid out
- revenueBusiness income total
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- allocationDistribution of shares
austerity · spending · cuts · taxation · sequestration · underfunding · subsidy · entitlements
Goods brought in
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- current accountBank account for regular transactions
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
bilateral · merchandise · goods · services · tariff · protectionism · devaluation · currency
Focused mental awareness
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- processingSystematic operation on data
- executiveSenior organizational leader
neurological · developmental · impairment · disorder · ADHD · dyslexia · aphasia · agnosia
scarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- undersupplyInadequate provision of goods
- gapUnfilled space between
dearth · unavailability · crunch · pinch · supply · demand · inventory · stockpile · rationing · allocation
malnutrition
Disease from dietary inadequacy
calcium · protein · iodine · zinc · folate · B12 · insufficiency · supplementation · fortification · rickets
borrowing
Temporary taking of another's
bond · interest · default · liability · obligation · insolvency · leverage · refinance · creditworthiness · sovereign
fiscal
Of public revenue
- expenditureMoney paid out
- revenueBusiness income total
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
allocation · austerity · spending · cuts · taxation · sequestration · underfunding · subsidy · entitlements · treasury
imports
Goods brought in
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- current accountBank account for regular transactions
surplus · bilateral · merchandise · goods · services · tariff · protectionism · devaluation · currency · exchange
attention
Focused mental awareness
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- processingSystematic operation on data
executive · neurological · developmental · impairment · disorder · ADHD · dyslexia · aphasia · agnosia · apraxia
- business financeaccounting, balance sheet, revenue stream, profit margin, budget
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- budgetsbudget, budgets, annual budget, capital budget, cash budget
- economic historystock market crash, Industrial Revolution, trade routes, Great Depression, gold standard
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- finance termsnet profit, gross profit, budget, credit, debt
deficitsurplus
Amount exceeding requirement
excess · abundance · plenty · overabundance · sufficiency
- vitamin D deficiencyInadequate sunshine hormone levels
- attention deficit disorderNeurological focus impairment condition
- acquired immune deficiency syndromeHIV-caused immune failure
- attention deficitImpaired ability to concentrate
- budget deficitSpending exceeding revenue
- iron deficiencyInsufficient bodily ferritin levels
deficiency, deficient, deficiencies, deficits, deficiently, deficit spending