antideficit

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adjective

Acting against or opposing a deficit.

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Meanings

adjectiveantideficit (not comparable)
  1. not comparableeconomyActing against or opposing a deficit.

    Mr. Spratt, chairman of the House Budget Committee, is an antideficit crusader who said he would like to see federal red ink reduced beyond the projections in Mr. Obama’s budget.

    2009 March 10, “John M. Spratt Jr.”, in New York Times

Origin

From anti- + deficit.

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Translations

Portuguese antidéficit
  • antidéficitacting against or opposing a deficit
Cite this entry
APA

antideficit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antideficit

MLA

“antideficit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antideficit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antideficit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antideficit.

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