how to pronounce deficit

/ˈdɛf.ɪ.sɪt/

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deficit is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of deficit in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… tariffs on butter there was a deficit of …”

meaning of deficit

Deficit means a deficiency or lack of something.

deficit frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word deficit occurs in english on average 23.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics deficit can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that deficit can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;