fiscal deficit

noun

The excess of a government’s expenditure over its revenue.

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Meanings

nounfiscal deficit (plural fiscal deficits)

plural fiscal deficits

  1. The excess of a government’s expenditure over its revenue.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deficit

Translations

Spanish déficit fiscal
  • déficit fiscalTranslations
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APA

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

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Chicago

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