different between defective vs deficit

English

Etymology

From Middle French défectif, from Late Latin defectivus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??f?kt?v/
• Rhymes: -?kt?v

Adjective

defective (comparative more defective, superlative most defective)

1. Having one or more defects.

   Synonym: faulty

   Antonyms: complete, perfect
2. (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
3. (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (?, ?, or ?).
4. (Hebrew orthography) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example ??? (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling ???? where the letter vav ??? indicates the vowel o.

   Antonym: plene

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "defective" is often applied: merchandise, goods, part, component, product, equipment, gene, unit, construction, design, drug, memory, wiring, machine, device, instrument, hardware, software, vehicle.

Related terms

Translations

Noun

defective (plural defectives)

1. A person or thing considered to be defective.

See also

• Wikipedia article on defective verbs

References

Interlingua

Adjective

defective (comparative plus defective, superlative le plus defective)

1. defective (having defects)

English

Etymology

From French déficit, from Latin d?ficit.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?f?s?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?f?s?t/
• Hyphenation: de?fi?cit

Noun

deficit (plural deficits)

1. Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.

2. A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
   • 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):

     Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit: London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.

Synonyms

• fiscal deficit, shortfall

Antonyms

• superavit

Derived terms

• fiscal deficit
• trade deficit

Related terms

Translations

References

• deficit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

• deficit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?f?t?s?t]

Noun

deficit m inan

1. deficit

Related terms

• defekt m

Further reading

• deficit in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• deficit in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Noun

deficit m (invariable)

1. deficit (financial, medical)

Latin

Verb

d?ficit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of d?fici?

Portuguese

Noun

deficit m (plural deficits)

1. Alternative form of déficit

Romanian

Etymology

From French déficit

Noun

deficit n (plural deficite)

1. deficit

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

d?ficit m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. deficit (financial)

Declension