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deficit

🇬🇧 UK/'defisit/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

n.

A shortage or lack of something required; an excess of spending over revenue.

赤字;不足额,短缺

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
ficmake, do
+
itsuffix
=deficit

Common Collocations

  • 1.budget deficit预算赤字
  • 2.trade deficit贸易赤字
  • 3.large deficit巨大赤字

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government reported a massive budget deficit of two hundred billion dollars.

  • 2.

    A trade deficit occurs when a country imports more goods than it exports.

  • 3.

    The team has to overcome a large deficit to win the championship game.

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