to run a budget deficit
1Budget deficit — The amount by which government spending exceeds government revenues. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * budget deficit budget deficit ➔ deficit * * * The amount by which spending exceeds revenues. It usually refers to government… …
2budget deficit — The amount by which government spending exceeds government revenues. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * budget deficit budget deficit ➔ deficit * * * The amount by which spending exceeds revenues. It usually refers to government spending and …
3budget deficit — The excess of government expenditure over government income, which must be financed either by borrowing or by printing money. Keynesians have advocated that governments should run budget deficits during recessions in order to stimulate aggregate… …
4Government budget deficit — This article is about government budget deficits. For trade deficits, see Balance of trade. For balance of payments deficits, see Balance of payments. Part of a series on Government Public finance …
5Deficit spending — Part of a series on Government Public finance …
6deficit — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, huge, large, massive, serious, substantial ▪ ballooning, exploding, growing, soaring …
7Deficit — 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… …
8deficit — 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… …
9deficit — 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… …
10Budget Surplus — A situation in which income exceeds expenditures. The term budget surplus is most commonly used to refer to the financial situations of governments; individuals speak of savings rather than a budget surplus. A surplus is considered a sign that… …
