Čo znamená deficiency v angličtine a aká je definícia deficiency?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť deficiency výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

deficiency Význam & definícia

0 a state of not having, or not having enough, of something that is needed:
- Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency.
- Deficiencies in the education system have been much in the news.
1 the lack of something that is needed in order to meet a particular standard or level of quality, or the thing that is lacking:
- [ U ] Many women suffer from iron deficiency.
2 a situation in which something is not as good as it should be:
- a deficiency in sth The audit revealed deficiences in the accounting system.
- an operations/performance/service deficiency
- identify/highlight a deficiency We need to identify any deficiencies in the system and address them immediately.
- address/correct/remedy a deficiency
3 the amount by which something such as income or profit is less than it should be:
- a deficiency in sth They are not permitted to borrow additional funds as long as any deficiency exists in the capital reserve fund.
- The accounts show a balance sheet deficiency - the amount by which liabilities exceed assets - of £13.19m at December 31.
- The company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
4 the amount by which the tax recorded in someone's financial records is less than the tax they actually owe, or a situation in which this happens:
- The IRS notified him that he was subject to a $10000 tax deficiency for the 2009 tax year.

Severe iron deficiency can cause developmental delay and growth retardation.
The teacher even implied that he was suffering from some kind of mental deficiency.
The blood tests revealed a deficiency in certain key minerals and vitamins.
There were clear deficiencies in the standard of service provided.
Despite his deficiencies as a husband, he was a good father to his children.
There is now sufficient evidence to link orexin\hypocretin deficiency to narcolepsy.
For many years, these deficiencies were understandable as they were traced to the extended absence of viable models of personality in the field of psychology.
It can be seen that the low rate in the oral contraceptive users is not attributable to a deficiency of any particular form of cancer.