deficit
♦♦ defi|cit /d'efəsɪt/ (deficits)
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A deficit is the amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, especially the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent.
They're ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fiscal year.
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If an account or organization is in deficit, more money has been spent than has been received.
The current account of the balance of payments is in deficit.at|ten|tion defi|cit dis|or|der
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Attention deficit disorder is a condition where people, especially children, are unable to concentrate on anything for very long and so find it difficult to learn and often behave in inappropriate ways. The abbreviation ADD is often used.at|ten|tion defi|cit hyper|ac|tiv|ity dis|or|der
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition where people, especially children, are extremely active and unable to concentrate on anything for very long, with the result that they find it difficult to learn and often behave in inappropriate ways. The abbreviation ADHD is often used.
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A deficit is the amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, especially the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent.
They're ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fiscal year.
[PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If an account or organization is in deficit, more money has been spent than has been received.
The current account of the balance of payments is in deficit.at|ten|tion defi|cit dis|or|der
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Attention deficit disorder is a condition where people, especially children, are unable to concentrate on anything for very long and so find it difficult to learn and often behave in inappropriate ways. The abbreviation ADD is often used.at|ten|tion defi|cit hyper|ac|tiv|ity dis|or|der
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a condition where people, especially children, are extremely active and unable to concentrate on anything for very long, with the result that they find it difficult to learn and often behave in inappropriate ways. The abbreviation ADHD is often used.