OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 653

deficit

/ˈdɛfɪsɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
déficit
A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
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.]
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 deter…
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