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1balance of payments deficit — ➔ deficit …
2deficit — 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… …
3Deficit — 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… …
4Deficit — A deficit is the amount by which a sum falls short of some reference amount. In economics, a deficit is a shortfall in revenue; in more specific cases it may refer to: Government budget deficit Deficit spending Primary deficit, the pure deficit… …
5Deficit hawk — is an American political slang term for people who place great emphasis on keeping the federal budget under control. Deficit hawks believe the best way to reduce the deficit, pay off national debt, and balance the budget is by a combination of… …
6balance of payments deficit — /ˌbæləns əv peɪməntz ˌdefɪsɪt/ noun a situation when a country imports more than it exports …
7Deficit spending — Part of a series on Government Public finance …
8Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 — The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005[1] is a United States Act of Congress concerning the budget, that became law in 2006. Contents 1 Legislative history 1.1 Dispute over legal status 2 Provis …
9deficit — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, huge, large, massive, serious, substantial ▪ ballooning, exploding, growing, soaring …
10deficit — def|i|cit [ˈdefısıt] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: déficit, from Latin deficit it lacks , from deficere; DEFECT1] the difference between the amount of something that you have and the higher amount that you need →↑shortfall ▪ the country s …
