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-derivedCommon 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.