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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Lit.,

it is wanting

, 3d person pres. indic. of L.

deficere

, cf. F.

déficit

. See

Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack;

as, a

deficit

in taxes, revenue, etc.

Addison.

Noun.

Want; deficiency; as a deficit in the taxes or revenue.

See also: deficit and déficit

dèficit m ‎(plural dèficits)