deficit

1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or requiredExamples: "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"Synonyms: deficit, shortage, shortfall

2. a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioningExamples: "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"Synonyms: deficit

3. (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losingSynonyms: deficitAntonyms: lead

4. an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)Examples: "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"Synonyms: deficit