transcription, транскрипция: [ defəsɪt ]
( deficits)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
A deficit is the amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, especially the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent.
They’re ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fiscal year.
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If an account or organization is in deficit , more money has been spent than has been received.
The current account of the balance of payments is in deficit.
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