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Deficit | Deficits

Deficit meaning

  1. Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
  2. A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.

Synonyms of Deficit

deficiency lead score want lack inadequacy insufficiency shortfall shortage liabilities

Example sentences (20)

And that's an industry phenomenon, by the way, that's not as a post pandemic sort of fiscal deficit -- attention.

After the timeout, made a layup from a steal, cutting the deficit back to two and forcing another Chattanooga timeout.

And those big steps are so that this deficit starts to be resolved tomorrow, or in six months, or 12 months?

And their actions point to a worrisome deficit in the education of both students and faculty in our system of higher education.

And if the budget deficit is funded by enhanced savings, consumer spending is accordingly subdued and price inflation moderates.

After being down 7-10, Mbonu closed their three-point deficit with yet another block for the Cougars.

Although the industry is facing a growing supply deficit, it is also dealing with lagging demand.

And in the Sunday Premier Cup round one, Victoria overturned a 2-0 deficit to win 5-3 at Hawkins.

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A rustic that imports extra items and companies than it exports by way of worth has a commerce deficit or a damaging commerce stability.

She said the country had the “largest trade deficit of $49 billion and current account deficit of $17.5 billion”.

And after reducing the deficit to just two pins at the end of leg three, Farmers pulled away in the remaining two legs to secure victory.

This was the largest deficit to be erased in a Super Bowl and the first deficit that was greater than 10 points.

As of this writing, no team has ever been able to overcome this kind of deficit in a series.

At the beginning of the Russian invasion, international partners verified our budget deficit at $5 billion per month for the rest of 2022.

The 16-point deficit was the largest deficit to be erased in a Super Bowl and the first greater than 10 points.

The current deficit is the highest the Israeli government had since 2012 when the deficit was 3.9% of the GDP.

Deficit of merchandise trade slightly exceeded $3 billion (in January-November 2018 Belarus had a deficit of $2 billion).

For the last election year in 2016, Ghana’s budget deficit target was 5.3 percent but the deficit widened to 7.8 percent.

According to Turocy, last year the deficit was $1.2 million and the year before the deficit was $1.3 million.

A night after managing just one hit in a loss to the Mets, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre erased a 4-1 deficit in the late innings to earn the victory.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "deficit" in a sentence?
An example: "And that's an industry phenomenon, by the way, that's not as a post pandemic sort of fiscal deficit -- attention." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "deficit" from real English texts.
What does "deficit" mean?
Deficit means: Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
What are synonyms of "deficit"?
Common synonyms of "deficit" include: deficiency, lead, score, want, lack, inadequacy, insufficiency, shortfall. Plus 2 more synonyms.
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