different between deficit vs shortfall
deficit
English
Etymology
From French déficit, from Latin d?ficit.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?f?s?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?f?s?t/
- Hyphenation: de?fi?cit
Noun
deficit (plural deficits)
- Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
- A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit: London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
Synonyms
- fiscal deficit, shortfall
Antonyms
- superavit
Derived terms
- fiscal deficit
- trade deficit
Related terms
Translations
References
- deficit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Further reading
- deficit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?d?f?t?s?t]
Noun
deficit m inan
- deficit
Related terms
- defekt m
Further reading
- deficit in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- deficit in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Italian
Noun
deficit m (invariable)
- deficit (financial, medical)
Latin
Verb
d?ficit
- third-person singular present active indicative of d?fici?
Portuguese
Noun
deficit m (plural deficits)
- Alternative form of déficit
Romanian
Etymology
From French déficit
Noun
deficit n (plural deficite)
- deficit
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
d?ficit m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- deficit (financial)
Declension
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shortfall
English
Etymology
short +? fall, from the verb phrase fall short.
Noun
shortfall (plural shortfalls)
- An instance of not meeting a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation, or of having an insufficient amount to cover such obligations.
- The amount by which a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation is missed; the difference between the actual quota or debt and the lesser amount available to pay such obligations.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- fall short
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