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Synonyms for deficit
ˈdɛf ə sɪt; Brit. also dɪˈfɪs ɪtdeficit

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  1. deficitnoun

    Synonyms:
    fiscal deficit

  2. deficitnoun

    Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.

    Synonyms:
    fiscal deficit

  3. deficitnoun

    A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.

    Synonyms:
    fiscal deficit

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deficit, shortage, shortfallnoun

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

    "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"

    Synonyms:
    shortfall, shortage, dearth, famine

    Antonyms:
    lead

  2. deficitnoun

    a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning

    "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

    Synonyms:
    shortfall, shortage

    Antonyms:
    lead

  3. deficitnoun

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

    Synonyms:
    shortfall, shortage

    Antonyms:
    lead

  4. deficitnoun

    an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)

    "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

    Synonyms:
    shortfall, shortage

    Antonyms:
    lead

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deficitnoun

    Synonyms:
    [L.] want, DEFICIENCY

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How to use deficit in a sentence?

  1. Tom Wolf:

    We still face enormous problems that this budget does not even pretend to address, let's be clear : the math in this budget does not work. Next fiscal year - that already has a $ 2 billion deficit - will now begin with an extra $ 300 million deficit.

  2. Gopal Krishna Agarwal:

    There's a demand, there's a debate - all my colleagues are saying what's the need of keeping the fiscal deficit in check when there is a distress in a particular sector, even think-tanks associated with us are talking in this sense. Very few people domestically are talking about fiscal prudence. Only foreign think-tanks are talking fiscal prudence, fiscal prudence. I strongly believe an expansionary policy can benefit the party.

  3. The President:

    Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests, voting to lower the cost of prescription drugs, health insurance, and everyday energy costs and reduce the deficit, while making the wealthiest corporations finally pay their fair share.

  4. The IMF:

    At today's level of the real effective exchange rate, the current account deficit is expected to rise above 4 percent of GDP by 2020, pointing to the U.S. dollar being overvalued by 10-20 percent.

  5. Mobin Saulat:

    It's fully operational, it's helped a lot in meeting the deficit.


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