deficit

Noun

Meaning

Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shortfall shortage need lack loss want absence debt gap liability deficiency scarcity insufficiency inadequacy arrears
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

lack score want deficiency liabilities insufficiency

Hyponyms

budget deficit oxygen deficit trade deficit

Related terms

deficiency defect deficient defective defection defector

Phrases with the word

calorie deficit fiscal deficit budgetary deficit functional neurological deficit learning deficit money deficit

Examples

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself. Ronald Reagan

The only way that we can reduce our financial dependence on the inflow of funds from the rest of the world is to reduce our trade deficit. Martin Feldstein

Unless the trade deficit shrinks, the combination of the trade deficit and the interest and dividend payments to foreigners will grow ever more rapidly. Martin Feldstein

But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more competitive dollar without the adverse effects that followed currency declines in other countries. Martin Feldstein

The president has been a true friend of the ag industry, because he continues to invest large amounts of money at a time when savings is really the goal of the federal government to deal with the deficit. Mike Johanns

Congress had the opportunity to extend tax relief to working families without increasing the deficit. Instead, we were handed a bill that favors the wealthy and eliminates deductions that benefit the middle class. Rick Larsen

Close letter words and terms

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