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vaje — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deficiency noun A lack or shortage of something necessary, especially for health.
  • deficit noun A shortfall or lack — an amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
  • lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  • shortfall noun An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.

Senses

vaje is used for these senses in English:

  • deficiency (uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
  • deficiency (countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
  • deficit A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
  • lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
  • shortfall The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.

deficit — full definition

  1. noun A shortfall or lack — an amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
  2. noun In finance or government, the amount by which spending exceeds income.

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