Meaning of deficit | Babel Free
ˈdɛfɪsɪtDefinitions
- Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
- A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
Equivalents
العربية
العجز
Български
дефицит
Català
dèficit
Čeština
deficit
Deutsch
Defizit
Ελληνικά
έλλειμμα
Español
déficit
Suomi
vaje
עברית
גֵּרָעוֹן
हिन्दी
घाटा
Magyar
hiány
Bahasa Indonesia
defisit
Íslenska
halli
ქართული
დეფიციტი
ខ្មែរ
ឱនភាព
한국어
적자
Bahasa Melayu
defisit
Polski
deficyt
Русский
дефицит
Shqip
deficit
Svenska
underskott
Українська
дефіцит
Examples
“The crop output this year has been comparatively small, owing to the deficit in rainfall.”
“Dr. Beeching's obvious intent is that if Scottish—and similarly unprofitable English and Welsh—railways are to be maintained, it must be done by an unconcealed subsidy; he is determined that the railways shall no longer be preoccupied with—and derided for—immense deficits which include the burden of social services the State must openly underwrite, if it wants them.”
“But Wall Street, which has a case of deficit-attention disorder, is no longer focused on a balanced budget. "The bond market only worries about one thing at [a time.]”
“Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit: London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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