budget deficit

Noun

Meaning

an excess of expenditures over revenues

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Synonyms

deficit government debt budget cut overspending fiscal deficit reduction of the budget budget attenuation budget belt-tightening budget confinement budget contraction budget curbing budget cutbacks budget decline budget drop-off budgetary deficit
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Antonyms

budget surplus balanced budget financial aid budget augmentation budget buildup budget climb
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Hypernyms

deficit

Hyponyms

federal deficit

Close letter words and terms

budget decrease budget decrement budget deficiency budget deficits budget development budget downturn