| 单词 | deficit |
| 释义 | deficit deficit // noun [C]
EXTERNAL DEFICIT, STRUCTURAL DEFICIT, TRADE DEFICIT
1 (Accounting ; Economics ) the amount by which money that a government or business spends or owes is greater than money received in a particular period of time: Germany was running a budget deficit of 3.75 per cent. The trade balance is in deficit. an annual operating deficit the government/federal deficit ⇨ SURPLUS
a high/large/low/modest/small deficit ◆ to face/have/run/show a deficit (of sth) ◆ to cut/eliminate/make up/reduce a deficit ◆ a deficit grows/narrows/shrinks/widens (from/to sth) ◆ to finance/fund a deficit
2 [usually sing.] the amount by which sth, especially an amount of money, is too small or smaller than sth else: The group claims it can make up the $47 million deficit in its pension fund. The industry has shown a deficit of creativity and innovation. |
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