Deprivation vs Deficit - What's the difference?
deprivation | deficit |
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
(uncountable) The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
(countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
lack
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.
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As nouns the difference between deprivation and deficit
is that deprivation is (countable) the act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity while deficit is deficit.deprivation
English
Noun
- He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.
Usage notes
* Distinguish from (l).deficit
English
Noun
(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.