The phrase "a deficit on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a shortfall or lack of something, typically in financial or resource contexts.
Example: "The company reported a deficit on its annual budget, leading to significant cuts in spending."
Alternatives: "a shortfall in" or "a lack of".
A surplus of joy, a deficit on the current account.
It has a deficit on players bought against players sold, which soon will be against UEFA rules on financial controls on club's spending more than their income.
But difficult experiences are not the only reason for the trustee shortage – there has always been a deficit on charity boards.
Even so, a table in the Budget Report shows that by last year we were running a deficit on our trade in goods and services of £18.5 billion.
China runs a deficit on its technology trade with the rest of the world, and 80% of technological imports and exports are controlled by foreign-owned firms in China.
Their guitar riffs are indeed as formidable as anyone who has heard their previous two albums would expect – but there's a deficit on the joy side of the equation.
We assume a deficit of 15% on average of the current estimate accounting for a tilt angle up to 45°.
Washington is facing a $2.5 billion deficit on a two-year budget of $25 billion and has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, 6.8percentt.
Last week in California, the San Jose Symphony dissolved its board after posting a $2.5 million deficit on a budget of $7.8 million.
The OBR heaped much of the blame for its forecast of a widening deficit on a dip in GDP growth next year and 2018, higher inflation and weaker earnings.
Even so, the study by Ennaceur et al. failed to find evidence of a specific deficit on a test likely to tax structural learning.
