What is deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc. Addison called?
deficit — Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc. Addison. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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