(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:57:11

Def"i*cit (?), n. [Lit., it is wanting, 3d person pres. indic. of L. deficere, cf. F. d'eficit. See Defect.]

Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc.

Addison.

 

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