Dē'fi-çit, n.
n. [Fr. déficit; literally, it is wanting, 3d person pres. of Lat. deficere. See supra.] Deficiency in amount or quality; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, &c.
n. [Fr. déficit; literally, it is wanting, 3d person pres. of Lat. deficere. See supra.] Deficiency in amount or quality; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, &c.