deficit

Definitions

General English

• noun an amount by which something is less than it should be

General Science

• noun a situation in which the amount going out is larger than the amount coming in

Accounting

• noun the amount by which spending is higher than income

Cricket

• noun the number of runs by which a side trails its opponents at a particular stage in the game, especially at the completion of an innings
  Citation ‘A heavy pessimism prompted by an overnight deficit of 373 hung over the Surrey innings from the start’ (Cyril Chapman, Guardian 1 May 1984)

Nearby Definitions of “deficit”

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

Contexts for “deficit”

4 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Accounting
• Cricket