deficits
- 1Plural of deficit.
Repeated trade deficits weakened confidence in the currency.
The clinic screened patients for memory and attention deficits.
Note
A regular plural, formed with -s, that carries both meanings of the singular. In public finance it counts recurring shortfalls, the budget or trade deficits where spending outran revenue. In the broader sense of a lack or falling short, it names specific weaknesses, as clinicians speak of memory or attention deficits. Either way, the plural marks distinct, countable gaps rather than a general shortage.
deficits is a form of deficit
deficit, noun: The amount by which spending exceeds income, or the situation of such a shortfall, especially in government finances. Full entry
- Forms
- deficitdeficits plural
- Spelling
- deficit → deficits: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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