deficit
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/
:
desventaja
- The team worked hard to overcome a two-point deficit in the final minutes of the game.
So there's the deficit Hawks will have some clout there.
- So there's the deficit Hawks will have some clout there.
Examples
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The Mets have won the championship, and the Mets are the first team ever to come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff or a World Series.
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Once again, no team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to come back and win a series.
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Can 26 year old Tommy Lee bring the American team back from a seven point deficit?
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They have never been able to make up that kind of a deficit.
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...even though a 5-run deficit faced the Giants when the inning started.
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Five to 0, and you got to wonder if the Dodgers can ever recover from this deficit.
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The San Francisco Giants came back from a remarkable 0-2 deficit to win three straight in Cincinnati.
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Mid-Continent turned a 47-44 deficit into a 56-47 lead in just under four minutes.
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In the fourth quarter, the Commandos fight back from an 11-point halftime deficit.
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The Hawks were able to trim a 21-point deficit down to ten, opening the period on a 15-4 run.
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Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A situation when a budget has more spending than income, for example for a government or company
- Specialized
21
5.3
Government spends more money than it gets and borrows to pay the difference
- Specialized
11
3.6
A condition that makes it hard to pay attention and sometimes makes people very active or act without thinking
- Specialized
4
3.8
A condition often in children causing trouble paying attention, being very active and acting without thinking
- Specialized
A government budget shortfall that grows in a recession and falls when the economy improves
Surface Forms
Etymology
Deficit comes from an old Latin word deficere that meant 'to be lacking', and it is related to the English word deficient, which means 'not enough'. So in sport, a deficit is the number of points a team is 'behind' or 'missing' to tie or win.