How to pronounce“deficit”in English
So the drugs that I was examining such as methylphenidate, which is also known as Ritalin the most common drug treatment for Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD, was being used by healthy people.
And also, a drug I commonly used in my laboratory, modafinil, is being used quite widely by healthy people.
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Definitions of “deficit”
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
“The crop output this year has been comparatively small, owing to the deficit in rainfall.”
A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
“Dr. Beeching's obvious intent is that if Scottish—and similarly unprofitable English and Welsh—railways are to be maintained, it must be done by an unconcealed subsidy; he is determined that the railways shall no longer be preoccupied with—and derided for—immense deficits which include the burden of social services the State must openly underwrite, if it wants them.”
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