deficitario

in deficit

adjective deh-fee-see-TAH-ryoh Rare

Also means

loss-making

Usage Note

Deficitario modifies nouns to signal they are running below what is needed or financially in the red — una empresa deficitaria (a loss-making company), un saldo deficitario (a deficit balance). It agrees in gender and number like a regular -o/-a adjective. Do not confuse it with deficiente ('deficient, faulty'), which refers to quality rather than a financial shortfall.

Examples

"El servicio de trenes sigue siendo deficitario."

Natural Translation

The rail service continues to be loss-making.

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