deficits

/ˈdefəsɪts/ /ˈdefɪsɪts/

Meanings

noun

Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.

Examples :

""The student's learning deficits in math required extra tutoring." "

noun

A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.

Examples :

"The government's repeated deficits led to cuts in public services like schools and libraries. "

government economy finance politics

Related Words

repeated verb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/

To do or say again (and again).

"The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result."

required verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher required the students to bring their textbooks to class every day. "

learning verb

/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈlɝnɪŋ/

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

"My sister is learning to play the guitar. "

tutoring verb

/ˈtjutərɪŋ/ /ˈtutərɪŋ/

To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group.

"To help pay her tuition, the college student began to tutor high school students in calculus and physics."

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

deficiency noun

/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

Inadequacy or incompleteness.

"The student's essay showed a deficiency in research, making it hard to support the main points. "

situation noun

/sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/

The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

libraries noun

/ˈlaɪbrərɪz/ /ˈlaɪbrɛriz/

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

"We go to libraries to borrow books and use the computers. "

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Level of excellence.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

spending noun

/ˈspɛndɪŋ/

Present participle of spend, expenditure.

"The government's spending on education increased this year. "

services noun

/ˈsɜːvɪsɪz/ /ˈsɝvɪsɪz/

An act of being of assistance to someone.

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

falling verb

/ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈfɔlɪŋ/

(heading) To be moved downwards.

"The apple is falling from the tree. "