deficiency

Definitions

General English

• noun not enough of something needed to make someone or something healthy or complete

Accounting

• noun a lack of something, or the amount by which something, e.g. a sum of money, is less than it should be

Food

• noun a lack of something necessary, especially a nutrient

Law

• noun the amount of tax owing by a taxpayer after he or she has submitted a tax return which is too low

Military

• noun an item of equipment which is reported lost or mislaid

Sports

• noun a failure to reach the required standard in something

Nearby Definitions of “deficiency”

• decline
• deep
• deer
• defence
• defend
• deficiency
• degree
• delay
• delivery
• demand
• demand curve

Contexts for “deficiency”

6 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Food
• Law
• Military
• Sports