This is the 9542nd most frequent French word.
déficitaires
"Deficient" or "in deficit."
The word "déficitaires" is used here to describe the financial state of the company's accounts being in a negative balance.
Les comptes de l'entreprise sont déficitaires cette année.
The company's accounts are in deficit this year.
In this instance, "déficitaire" refers to the financial state of the public budget being lacking or in deficit over an extended period.
Le budget public est déficitaire depuis plusieurs années.
The public budget has been in deficit for several years.
Here, "déficitaires" is figuratively applied to express that the efforts made were not adequate or lacking in some aspect to solve the issue.