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deficit

/ˈdɛfɪsɪt/

deficitsubstantiv

deficits

Pl.

/ˈdɛfɪsɪt/

Übersetzungen

The government is trying to reduce the budget deficit.

Правительство пытается сократить бюджетный дефицит.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

The amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small.

The company reported a deficit of $2 million for the last quarter.

A lack or shortage of something.

The country is facing a deficit of skilled workers in the technology sector.

In sports, the amount or score by which a team or individual is losing.

The team managed to overcome a 10-point deficit to win the game.

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Antonyme

deficitadjektiv

/ˈdɛf.ɪ.sɪt/

Used attributively before nouns to denote a condition of shortage or insufficiency, e.g. "deficit spending".

Definitionen

Relating to or characterized by a shortage or insufficiency.

The government embarked on a program of deficit spending to stimulate the economy.

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