deficit budget

noun

A financial plan in which estimated expenditures exceed planned revenues over a specific period.

“The finance minister defended the deficit budget, arguing that infrastructure investment was necessary for growth.”

Opposite
surplus budget
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Meanings

noundeficit budget (plural deficit budgets)

plural deficit budgets

  1. public policybusinessA financial plan in which estimated expenditures exceed planned revenues over a specific period.

    The finance minister defended the deficit budget, arguing that infrastructure investment was necessary for growth.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
surplus budget

Origin

From deficit + budget.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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