déficit

See also: deficit and dèficit

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin dēficit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.fi.sit/

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Noun

déficit m (plural déficits)

1. (finance) deficit
2. (commerce) shortage (in weight)
3. deficiency

Derived terms

• déficitaire

Further reading

• “déficit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• deficit

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin dēficit.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.si.t͡ʃi/, /ˈdɛ.fi.sit͡ʃ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.si.t͡ʃi/, /ˈdɛ.fi.sit͡ʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.sit͡ʃ/, /ˈdɛ.fi.si.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.fi.sit/

Noun

déficit m (plural déficits)

1. (chiefly Brazil) deficit

   Synonym: défice

   Antonym: superávit

Related terms

• deficitário
• TDAH

Further reading

• “déficit”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “déficit”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin dēficit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdefiθit/ [ˈd̪e.fi.θit̪] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdefisit/ [ˈd̪e.fi.sit̪] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -efiθit (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -efisit (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: dé‧fi‧cit

Noun

déficit m (plural déficits)

1. deficit
2. shortage

Antonyms

• superávit

Derived terms

• déficit fiscal
• déficit presupuestario
• déficit público
• trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad

Further reading

• “déficit”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025