Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 4 compound words that contain deficit. The most common are listed below. Open deficit in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- trade deficitA negative balance of trade.
- budget deficitThe amount by which spending exceeds revenue.
- Attention Deficit
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorderA developmental disorder in which a person has difficulty to concentrate and a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity.
- attention deficit disorderA syndrome formerly thought to affect children only, but now known also to affect adults, that is characterized by frequent, chronic distractibility, and either inattentiveness or hyperactivity (fidgeting), now merged with attention …
- deficit hawkA person, especially one in power, who emphasizes keeping government budgets under control, derogatory when such actions are seen as predatory or entail harsh fiscal discipline or austerity.
- democratic deficitA situation when ostensibly democratic organizations or institutions (particularly governments) are seen to be falling short of fulfilling the principles of the parliamentary democracy in their practices or operation where representative …
- structural deficitThat portion of the public sector deficit which exists even when the economy is at potential. Government spending beyond government revenues at times of normal, predictable economic activity, as opposed to a cyclical deficit.
- fiscal deficitThe excess of a government’s expenditure over its revenue.
- deficit spendingThe spending by a government in excess of government revenue, intended to boost the economy.
- oxygen deficitthe difference between the oxygen uptake of the body at rest and during exercise
- sleep deficitSynonym of sleep debt: The cumulative effect of not obtaining enough sleep, especially as seen as able to be made up for by sleeping more than usual.
- caloric deficita shortage in the number of calories needed to maintain one's bodyweight
- calorie deficitAlternative form of caloric deficit: a shortage in the number of calories needed to maintain one's bodyweight
- nature-deficit disorderA disputed class of behavioural problems in modern children, ascribed to the fact that they spend little time outdoors.
- deficit budgetA financial plan in which estimated expenditures exceed planned revenues over a specific period.
- soil moisture deficitThe amount of water needed to bring the soil back to full capacity. The deficit occurs in periods of prolonged drought in areas that usually have normal rainfall.
- deficit goodA commodity which was chronically difficult for citizens of the Soviet Union to obtain; particularly one which was considered a necessity or only a very basic luxury in the West, such as toilet paper or a car.
- deficit goodsplural of deficit good: A commodity which was chronically difficult for citizens of the Soviet Union to obtain; particularly one which was considered a necessity or only a very basic luxury in the West, such as toilet paper or a car.
- negative deficitprofit; surplus
- attention deficit disordersplural of attention deficit disorder: A syndrome formerly thought to affect children only, but now known also to affect adults, that is characterized by frequent, chronic distractibility, and either inattentiveness or hyperactivity …
- information deficit modelEnhancing scientific literacy occurs through increased engagement from the scientific community, leading to a more informed public capable of science-based decision-making.
- deficit hawksplural of deficit hawk: A person, especially one in power, who emphasizes keeping government budgets under control, derogatory when such actions are seen as predatory or entail harsh fiscal discipline or austerity.
- neuroleptic-induced deficit syndromeA psychopathological syndrome resulting from high doses of a neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drug over an extended period, and characterized by symptoms like those of schizophrenia.
- nature-deficit disordersplural of nature-deficit disorder: A disputed class of behavioural problems in modern children, ascribed to the fact that they spend little time outdoors.
Compound words 4
- neurodeficitA neurological deficit (abnormally weak function of the nervous system)
- nondeficitNot of or pertaining to a deficit.
- antideficitActing against or opposing a deficit.
- deficitaryRelating to a deficit