deficit

noun

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There are 3 syllables in the word deficit.

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Definition of deficit:

deficit (noun):: deficiency in amount or quality; a lack or impairment in an ability or functional capacity; the amount by which a sum is lower than that expected or required; the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.

Synonyms for deficit:

absence

arrears

crunch

default

deficiency

drought

drouth

failure

famine

inadequacy

insufficiency

lack

lacuna

loss

oxygen deficit

paucity

poverty

scarcity

shortage

shortfall

undersupply

Antonyms for deficit:

abundance

accomplishment

accumulation

achievement

adequacy

adequate amount

adequate supply

advantage

affluence

ample

ample store

ampleness

amplitude

ascent

asset

balance

bellyful

benefit

betterment

blessing

bountifulness

bounty

bunch

bundle

cache

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