deficit
noun
[ ˈdɛfɪsɪt ]
• the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.
Similar:
shortfall,
deficiency,
shortage,
undersupply,
slippage,
indebtedness,
debt,
arrears,
minus amount,
negative amount,
loss,
Origin:
late 18th century: via French from Latin deficit ‘it is lacking’, from the verb deficere (see defect1).
