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budget deficit

NOUN
deficit spending
Synonyms
WEAK
compensatory spending debt debt explosion deficit financing in the red megadebt negative cash flow no assets overspending paying out in excess of income pump priming
NOUN
national debt
Synonyms
WEAK
funded debt government debt public debt

Example Sentences

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A projection by the city administrative officer estimates the city’s budget deficit to be “several hundred million.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The Board of Education narrowly approved the cuts in February as part of a plan to reduce a projected budget deficit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Russia has posted a budget deficit in every year since it ordered troops into Ukraine and expects to do so again in 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The U.S. budget deficit fast will average more than 6% of GDP annually through 2036.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Through knowledge, political will, and perhaps some luck, we seem to have tamed inflation and the budget deficit.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover