DEFICIENCY


Meaning of DEFICIENCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈfi-shən-sē ]

noun

( plural -cies )

Date: 1603

1. : the quality or state of being deficient : inadequacy

2. : an amount that is lacking or inadequate : shortage : as

a. : a shortage of substances necessary to health

b. : deletion 2b(1)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.