deficit

noun

/ˈdefɪsɪt/

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(economics) the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time
- a budget/trade deficit
- in deficit The trade balance has been in deficit for the past five years.
see also trade deficit
Collocations International relations
International relationsTrade
- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
- form/join a trading bloc
- live in/compete in a global/the world economy
- support/promote free trade
- adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
- erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
- impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
- have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
- embrace/resist/drive globalization
Politics and law
- conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
- pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
- require/use/conduct diplomacy
- establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
- foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
- facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
- exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
- consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
- hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
- cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
Meetings and agreements
- have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
- launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
- send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
- begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
- be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
- negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
- broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
Conflict
- be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
- compromise/endanger/protect national security
- justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
- threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
- impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
- close/protect/secure/patrol the border
- lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
Aid
- negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
- send/provide/request/cut off military aid
- bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
- deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
- reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
compare surplus
Extra Examples
- a budget deficit running at 7% of GDP
- the US trade deficit with Japan
- We are facing a substantial trade deficit.
- The US trade deficit ballooned to a record $167 billion.
- The UK remained in deficit with all countries outside the EU.
- If the government didn't run such huge deficits, the country would not have financial problems.
- The company has run up a deficit of £30 000.
- The government was forced to sell state-owned companies to fund the budget deficit.
- The trade balance shows a deficit of two million dollars.
- You cannot cut a budget deficit simply by raising taxes.
- to prevent the country from moving into deficit
Topics Businessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- enormous
- huge
- large
- …
verb + deficit
- face
- have
- run
- …
deficit + verb
- run at something
- grow
- increase
- …
preposition
- in deficit
- deficit with
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(formal) the amount by which something, especially an amount of money, is too small or smaller than something else
- There's a deficit of $3 million in the total needed to complete the project.
- The team has to come back from a 2–0 deficit in the first half.
Extra Examples
- We will find it hard to make up this deficit.
- United are hoping to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- enormous
- huge
- large
- …
verb + deficit
- face
- have
- run
- …
deficit + verb
- run at something
- grow
- increase
- …
preposition
- in deficit
- deficit with
See full entry

Word Originlate 18th cent.: via French from Latin deficit ‘it is lacking’, from the verb deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’.

单词	deficit
释义	deficit noun /ˈdefɪsɪt/ /ˈdefɪsɪt/ jump to other results (economics) the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time a budget/trade deficit in deficit The trade balance has been in deficit for the past five years. see also trade deficit Collocations International relationsInternational relationsTrade facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries) form/join a trading bloc live in/compete in a global/the world economy support/promote free trade adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something) have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit embrace/resist/drive globalization Politics and law conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy require/use/conduct diplomacy establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation facilitate/achieve economic/political integration exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region) hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region) cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y Meetings and agreements have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation begin/start/continue/resume peace talks be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty Conflict be/constitute/pose a threat to global security compromise/endanger/protect national security justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade close/protect/secure/patrol the border lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation Aid negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package send/provide/request/cut off military aid bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty compare surplus Extra Examples a budget deficit running at 7% of GDP the US trade deficit with Japan We are facing a substantial trade deficit. The US trade deficit ballooned to a record $167 billion. The UK remained in deficit with all countries outside the EU. If the government didn't run such huge deficits, the country would not have financial problems. The company has run up a deficit of £30 000. The government was forced to sell state-owned companies to fund the budget deficit. The trade balance shows a deficit of two million dollars. You cannot cut a budget deficit simply by raising taxes. to prevent the country from moving into deficit Topics Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective enormous huge large … verb + deficit face have run … deficit + verb run at something grow increase … preposition in deficit deficit with See full entry (formal) the amount by which something, especially an amount of money, is too small or smaller than something else There's a deficit of $3 million in the total needed to complete the project. The team has to come back from a 2–0 deficit in the first half. Extra Examples We will find it hard to make up this deficit. United are hoping to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective enormous huge large … verb + deficit face have run … deficit + verb run at something grow increase … preposition in deficit deficit with See full entry Word Originlate 18th cent.: via French from Latin deficit ‘it is lacking’, from the verb deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’.
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