complete v. fill v. fulfill v. make out

[hhtt21]

Original: "Since the club owed $20 and had only $15 in the treasury, there was a deficit of $5 to be made up by the members."

Which of the following is idiomatic, correct and in the same meaning as the original?

1) "Since the club owed $20 and had only $15 in the treasury, there was a deficit of $5 to be completed by the members."

2) "Since the club owed $20 and had only $15 in the treasury, there was a deficit of $5 to be filled by the members."

3) "Since the club owed $20 and had only $15 in the treasury, there was a deficit of $5 to be fulfilled by the members."

4) "Since the club owed $20 and had only $50 in the treasury, there was a deficit of $5 to be made out by the members."

Thank you.

 

[Raymott]

None of them is correct because the maths is wrong. There's no deficit to make up.

 

[hhtt21]

None of them is correct because the maths is wrong. There's no deficit to make up.

Sorry for it, I have corrected.

Thank you.

 

[Raymott]

I don't think any of them work - certainly not as well as "make/made up". Is there some reason you don't like "made up"?

 

[hhtt21]

I don't think any of them work - certainly not as well as "make/made up". Is there some reason you don't like "made up"?

Complete or fulfill seemed better to me.

Thank you.

 

[Raymott]

How do you complete a deficit? It's already a complete deficit no matter how much you need to make up.
If you make up the money, you've wiped out the deficit. There is no deficit. That's not a completion. It may be a completion of something else, but not of the deficit. None of them are natural.
You can bring a deficit to surplus if you're the treasurer.