budget deficit

noun

The amount by which spending exceeds revenue.

Opposite
budget surplus
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Meanings

nounbudget deficit (plural budget deficits)

plural budget deficits

  1. The amount by which spending exceeds revenue.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
budget surplus

Translations

Afrikaans begrotingstekort
  • begrotingstekortTranslations
Dutch begrotingstekort
  • begrotingstekortTranslations
German Budgetdefizit
  • BudgetdefizitTranslations
Spanish déficit presupuestario, déficit público
  • déficit presupuestarioTranslations
  • déficit públicoTranslations
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APA

budget deficit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budget%20deficit

MLA

“budget deficit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budget%20deficit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “budget deficit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/budget%20deficit.

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