Opposite Of A Surplus

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number
	27%	4		Opposite of surplus
noun • the state of owing something (especially money) • money or goods or services owed by one person to another • an obligation to pay or do something
	27%	7		Surplus's opposite
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing • an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)

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