n.
1.
a. Inadequacy or insufficiency: a deficit in grain production.
b. A deficiency or impairment in mental or physical functioning.
c. An unfavorable condition or position; a disadvantage: rallied from a three-game deficit to win the playoffs.
2.
a. The amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required or expected amount; a shortage: large budget deficits.
b. A business loss.
deterrent
deterrent
adj.
Tending to deter: deterrent weapons.
n.
1. Something that deters: a deterrent to theft.
2. A retaliatory means of discouraging enemy attack: a nuclear deterrent.
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