HOW TO PRONOUNCE
deficit
/ˈdɛfəsət/
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Stress “def” and give “c” an “s” sound.
Start with the short e of bed. Both later vowels stay light, with the s sound of c before the final vowel and t.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The report shows a small deficit.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does deficit mean?
noun
- Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
- A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdɛfəsət/
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To count your money and find a deficit, you will be worried in making payments.
The budget deficit is expected to hit a record 8% of GDP because of welfare spending and bail-outs of the banking system.
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The laborer's deficit, after paying his rent, being, as we have seen, one-tenth, he tries to increase his production by this amount.
For decades, we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children's future for the temporary convenience of the present.
Water is, in fact, an indispensable necessity for physical existence its excess or deficit creating abnormal conditions; but the latter is the more common condition.