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.
近义词
shortage
反义词
surplus
双语例句
例：
They're ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fiscal year.
他们已准备好削减下一财年的联邦预算赤字。
例：
a deficit of five billion dollars.
50亿美元的赤字。
PHRASE. 习语
in deficit
1.?亏损的
If an account or organization is in deficit, more money has been spent than has been received.
双语例句
例：
The current account of the balance of payments is in deficit.