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Synonyms for deficits

Grammar : Noun
Spell : def-uh-sit; British also dih-fis-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛf ə sɪt; British also dɪˈfɪs ɪt

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Définition of deficits

Origin :
  • 1782, from French déficit (late 17c.), from Latin deficit "it is wanting," an introductory word in clauses of inventory, third person singular present indicative of deficere "to be deficient" (see deficient).
  • noun shortage of something needed, required
Example sentences :
  • The money that went to meet these deficits was provided from some source.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Problem » by Edward Hungerford
  • Participation in profits without responsibility as to deficits.
  • Extract from : « The Roycroft Dictionary » by Elbert Hubbard
  • The chief embarrassments have arisen, not from deficits, but from surpluses.
  • Extract from : « Congressional Government » by Woodrow Wilson
  • Indeed, the New Zealand Treasury may be said to have been cradled in deficits.
  • Extract from : « The Long White Cloud » by William Pember Reeves
  • Then, of course, every few months, there were deficits which had to be made good.
  • Extract from : « The Marriage of William Ashe » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • They know that we don't have deficits because people are taxed too little.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
  • Had, indeed, all his excesses of payment been gathered into one fund, that fund would have covered his deficits ten times over.
  • Extract from : « The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) » by Thomas De Quincey
  • One cardinal principle of the greatest English finance ministers has been the avoidance of deficits or undue surpluses.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 » by Various
  • Taxation had been increased; deficits had taken the place of surpluses; no legislative achievements could be discovered.
  • Extract from : « Lord Randolph Churchill » by Winston Spencer Churchill
  • The business was carried on by Hessians who worked both ends against the middle, and let the estate foot the deficits.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard

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