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Meanings of deficit in English

Portuguese
deficiência

The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.

        deficiência
        Catalan
        deficit fiscal
        Spanish
        déficit presupuestario

        (Sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing.

              deficit fiscal

              A shortage or absence of what is needed.

                    Usage of deficit in English
                    1
                    The state budget deficit this year is projected at 195 billion riyals.
                    Reuters
                    2
                    This could therefore be a means to reduce the public sector deficit.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    Countries accumulate debt partly as a result of sustaining a trade deficit.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    We need to take responsibility for our deficit, and reform our government.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    The same would be true for any future deficit-cutting agreement, he said.
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    What society regarded as a deficit became a benefit: no became yes.
                    The Guardian
                    7
                    The national budget deficit ratio could rise to record levels, they added.
                    Reuters
                    8
                    Indeed, it had the biggest public deficit in the EU last year.
                    BBC
                    9
                    A large effect of water deficit on fruit secondary metabolism was observed.
                    Pubmed
                    10
                    Last year the government targeted a deficit of 6 percent of GDP.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    One analyst said he expected a deficit of 8 percent this year.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    The deficit was the result of falling dairy prices and rising imports.
                    Radio NZ
                    13
                    But let's be clear: deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan.
                    Ebony
                    14
                    Less discussed in the context of major deficit reduction is tax reform.
                    Reuters
                    15
                    Projections that there will be a major deficit problem are highly uncertain.
                    Reuters
                    16
                    However, it is a legal requirement to reduce any deficit over time.
                    The Guardian
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