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1deficit — 01. Unless the government raises taxes, the [deficit] is expected to rise by at least 3%. 02. Do we really want the government to make cuts in social programs to lower our [deficit]? 03. The current [deficit] in British Columbia is estimated at… …
2current account deficit — ➔ deficit * * * current account deficit UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS the amount by which money going out of a country through imports, investment, and services is greater than money coming into the country: »Developing countries may run a current… …
3deficit financing — ➔ financing * * * Budgetary policy that produces a deficit and a resulting government borrowing requirement. It can be the direct result of positive government action or failure to control spending. * * * deficit financing UK US noun [U] ►… …
4Current account — This article is about the macroeconomic current account. For day to day bank accounts, see Current account (banking). Cumulative Current Account Balance 1980–2008 (US$ Billions) based on the International Monetary Fund data In economics, the… …
5Deficit — An excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits, or of expenditure over income. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * deficit def‧i‧cit [ˈdefst] written abbreviation def noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE an amount of money that a… …
6deficit — An excess of liabilities ( liability) over assets, of losses over profits, or of expenditure over income. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A situation in which a country has a negative balance of trade or payments. Chicago Mercantile Exchange… …
7Deficit spending — Part of a series on Government Public finance …
8deficit — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, huge, large, massive, serious, substantial ▪ ballooning, exploding, growing, soaring …
9Current Account Deficit — Occurs when a country s total imports of goods, services and transfers is greater than the country s total export of goods, services and transfers. This situation makes a country a net debtor to the rest of the world. A substantial current… …
10deficit — [[t]de̱fəsɪt[/t]] ♦♦ deficits N COUNT: oft n N A deficit is the amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, especially the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent. They re ready to cut… …