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11Deficit Hawk — Slang for someone who wants the government to keep the federal budget under control. Deficit hawks espouse some combination of increased taxes and decreased government spending to reduce the deficit. They believe that unsustainable federal… …
12deficit spending — When government spending overwhelms government revenue resulting in government borrowing. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * deficit spending deficit spending ➔ spending * * * deficit spending UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS a situation in which a… …
13deficit — noun (C) the difference between the amount of something that you have and the higher amount that you need (+ of): The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million. (+ in): a deficit in magnesium …
14deficit financing — (esp. of a government) expenditures in excess of public revenues, made possible typically by borrowing. * * * In government, the practice of spending more money than is received as revenue, the difference being made up by borrowing or minting new …
15Deficit Spending — When a government s expenditures exceed its revenues, causing or deepening a deficit. This excess spending needs to be financed through borrowing, likely from foreign governments. The increased government spending can help stimulate the economy… …
16Deficit — A situation in which liabilities exceed assets, expenditures exceed income, imports exceed exports, or losses exceed profits. A deficit is the opposite of a surplus. If a country imports more than it exports, it is said to have a trade deficit.… …
17Deficit commission — There have been several deficit reduction commissions, including: National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (United States, 2010) National Economic Commission (United States, 1987) Peterson Pew Commission on Budget Reform (United… …
18deficit — def|i|cit [ defəsıt ] noun count ** 1. ) the amount by which something is less than you need or should have: deficit of: a country with trade deficits of $90 billion 2. ) TECHNICAL a lack of a quality, skill, or ability that you should have …
19deficit — [ˈdefəsɪt] noun [C] the amount by which something is less than you need or should have the budget deficit[/ex] …
20have — verb Have is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hotel, ↑library, ↑mixture, ↑patient, ↑room, ↑sentence, ↑tape, ↑word Have is used with these nouns as the object: ↑A level, ↑ability, ↑ …
