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score vs deficit

deficit vs score

score and deficit both are nouns.

score is a verb but deficit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
score Yes No Yes No
deficit Yes No No No
As nouns, deficit is a hyponym of score; that is, deficit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than score:
  • score: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
  • deficit: (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
score (noun) deficit (noun)
the act of scoring in a game or sport the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
the facts about an actual situation a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
a set of twenty members
grounds
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
score (verb) deficit (verb)
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
make underscoring marks
gain points in a game
get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
make small marks into the surface of
induce to have sex
write a musical score for
Difference between score and deficit

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