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   deficit

   /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
   • ▪ an excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period: "an annual operating deficit"
   • ▪ (in sport) the amount or score by which a team or individual is losing: "a 3–0 deficit"
   • ▪ a deficiency or failing, especially in a neurological or psychological function: "deficits in speech comprehension"

   Word Origin late 18th century: via French from Latin deficit ‘it is lacking’, from the verb deficere (see defect1).

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • F

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   • I

     1

   • C

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   • I

     1

   • T

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