A deficit is the amount by which a sum falls short of some reference amount.

Economics

Balance of payments In international economics, the balance of payments (also known as balance of international payments and abbreviated BOP or BoP) of a country is the difference between all money flowing into the country in a particular period of time (e.g., a ...

deficit, when the balance of payments is negative * Government budget deficit * Deficit spending, the amount by which spending exceeds revenue * Primary deficit, the pure deficit derived after deducting the interest payments *

Structural and cyclical deficit Within the budgetary process, deficit spending is the amount by which spending exceeds revenue over a particular period of time, also called simply deficit, or budget deficit; the opposite of budget surplus. The term may be applied to the budget ...

, parts of the public sector deficit * Income deficit, the difference between family income and the poverty threshold *

Trade deficit The balance of trade, commercial balance, or net exports (sometimes symbolized as NX), is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports over a certain time period. Sometimes a distinction is made between a balance ...

, when the value of imports exceed the value of exports fiscal deficit of that year= total borrowing by government *

Equity (finance) In finance, equity is ownership of assets that may have debts or other liabilities attached to them. Equity is measured for accounting purposes by subtracting liabilities from the value of the assets. For example, if someone owns a car worth $ ...

with a negative balance

Psychology

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inap ...

, a developmental disorder *

Cognitive deficit Cognitive deficit is an inclusive term to describe any characteristic that acts as a barrier to the cognition process. The term may describe * deficits in overall intelligence (as with intellectual disabilities), * specific and restricted defici ...

, any characteristic that acts as a barrier to cognitive performance

Other

Defect (geometry) In geometry, the (angular) defect (or deficit or deficiency) means the failure of some angles to add up to the expected amount of 360° or 180°, when such angles in the Euclidean plane would. The opposite notion is the excess. Classically the def ...

, angular deficit * ''

Déficit ''Déficit'' is a 2007 Mexican feature film, the debut of Gael García Bernal as a director. It was written by Kyzza Terrazas and debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2007. In the film the lives of the rich Cristobal and his sister ar ...

'', a 2007 Mexican film by Gael García Bernal

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