What is the difference between deficient and deficit?
deficient | deficit | Related terms |
Lacking something essential; often construed with'' in .
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.
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Deficit is a related term of deficient.
As an adjective deficient
is lacking something essential; often construed with in''.As a noun deficit is
deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.deficient
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(en noun)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.