CARD 1 OF 3
deficit
noun
Reveal meaning and examples
An amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
The club covered its small budget deficit with proceeds from a book sale.
Mira's student team wanted to record an entire audio drama in one weekend, but only a shorter episode was feasible with the room and equipment available. Their allocation of studio time gave each actor an hour, leaving no space for retakes. That created a deficit of recording hours before anyone had even arrived.