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    deficit

    US /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/

    ・

    UK /ˈdefɪsɪt/

    B1
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Amount less than what is needed or required
    We have a deficit of food for the people in the city, many people are hungry
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The amount by which expenditure or liabilities exceed income or assets.
    The country's trade deficit has increased.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A deficiency or impairment in a specified function.
    The system has a deficit in memory allocation.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A deficiency or impairment in neurological function.
    The patient showed a neurological deficit after the stroke.
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A deficiency or impairment in cognitive function.
    Children with ADHD often have attention deficits.

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    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • DEFICIT WITH ALL OF

      DEFICIT WITH ALL OF

    • DEFICIT BECAUSE HE

      DEFICIT BECAUSE HE

    B1

    Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018

    44:53Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
    • liquidation with debts that we now understand to be £1.29 billion and a pension deficit

      liquidation with debts that we now understand to be £1.29 billion and a pension deficit

    • Carillion went into liquidation with debts we now understand to be £1.29 billion, a pension deficit of £600 million,

      Carillion went into liquidation with debts we now understand to be £1.29 billion, a pension deficit of £600 million,

    B1

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • REDUCE THE REAGAN DEFICIT BY

      REDUCE THE REAGAN DEFICIT BY

    • It actually lowers the deficit, which does kind of lower the debt.

      It actually lowers the deficit, which does kind of lower the debt.

    B1

    Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate

    31:01Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
    • and that we reduce our deficit in a balanced way that allows us to make these critical investments.

      and that we reduce our deficit in a balanced way that allows us to make these critical investments.

    • America and that we reduce our deficit in a balanced way that allows us to make these

      America and that we reduce our deficit in a balanced way that allows us to make these

    B1

    What's In The Big Beautiful Bill And Why Elon Musk Hates It

    09:50What's In The Big Beautiful Bill And Why Elon Musk Hates It
    • We have a series of senators who have come on this program to talk about their concerns with the bill, including Ron Johnson and Rand Paul, who both have said they will not support the bill in its current status because they think it adds trillions of dollars to the deficit.

      We have a series of senators who have come on this program to talk about their concerns with the bill, including Ron Johnson and Rand Paul, who both have said they will not support the bill in its current status because they think it adds trillions of dollars to the deficit.

    • We have had a series of senators who have come on this program to talk about their concerns with the bill, including Ron Johnson and Rand Paul, who both have said they will not support the bill in its current status because they think it adds trillions of dollars to the deficit.

      We have had a series of senators who have come on this program to talk about their concerns with the bill, including Ron Johnson and Rand Paul, who both have said they will not support the bill in its current status because they think it adds trillions of dollars to the deficit.

    B1

    America Is Taking a Huge Risk Right Now…

    16:08America Is Taking a Huge Risk Right Now…
    • On the other side, it is actually earning 5 trillion dollars, which leaves it with almost like 1.9 trillion dollars of deficit.

      On the other side, it is actually earning 5 trillion dollars, which leaves it with almost like 1.9 trillion dollars of deficit.

    • On the other side, it is actually earning $5 trillion, which leaves it with almost like $1.9 trillion of deficit.

      On the other side, it is actually earning $5 trillion, which leaves it with almost like $1.9 trillion of deficit.

    A2

    Ray Dalio is Preparing For A Crash Like 1929

    18:35Ray Dalio is Preparing For A Crash Like 1929
    • Well I told you that the government is already running a deficit, like a 2 trillion dollar deficit that is continually going to grow, and

      Well I told you that the government is already running a deficit, like a 2 trillion dollar deficit that is continually going to grow, and

    • Well I told you that the government is already running a deficit, like a 2 trillion dollar deficit that is continuing to grow.

      Well I told you that the government is already running a deficit, like a 2 trillion dollar deficit that is continuing to grow.

    A2

    Why Japan is Preparing To Crash the US economy

    17:11Why Japan is Preparing To Crash the US economy
    • The government of the United States is already running a 2 trillion dollar deficit and a trillion dollars of that is directly going into paying the interest on the U.S. national debt.

      The government of the United States is already running a 2 trillion dollar deficit and a trillion dollars of that is directly going into paying the interest on the U.S. national debt.

    • The government of the United States is already running a $2 trillion deficit,

      The government of the United States is already running a $2 trillion deficit,

    A2

    "Most People Have No Idea What's About To Happen"

    11:19"Most People Have No Idea What's About To Happen"
    • Elon Musk has been roasting Donald Trump's big beautiful bill for the last few days and is trying to convince every single Republican possible to vote against it, because if this big beautiful bill is going to pass the Senate it is going to add another 3 to 5 trillion dollars to the deficit that is already so huge that America in the long run cannot possibly sustain it,

      Elon Musk has been roasting Donald Trump's big beautiful bill for the last few days and is trying to convince every single Republican possible to vote against it, because if this big beautiful bill is going to pass the Senate it is going to add another 3 to 5 trillion dollars to the deficit that is already so huge that America in the long run cannot possibly sustain it,

    • Because if this big beautiful bill is going to pass the senate, it is going to add another 3 to 5 trillion dollars to the deficit that is already so huge that America in the long run cannot possibly sustain it.

      Because if this big beautiful bill is going to pass the senate, it is going to add another 3 to 5 trillion dollars to the deficit that is already so huge that America in the long run cannot possibly sustain it.

    B1

    Why China-EU trade ties are so tense | DW News

    11:52Why China-EU trade ties are so tense | DW News
    • Yet, we saw a decrease of the trade deficit from 2022 to 2023, but then when we looked at data from 2023 to 2024, actually, we saw the deficit growing again.

      Yet, we saw a decrease of the trade deficit from 2022 to 2023, but then when we looked at data from 2023 to 2024, actually, we saw the deficit growing again.

    • So if the question is, you know, the will is definitely there, is that enough to decrease the deficit between the European Union and China?

      So if the question is, you know, the will is definitely there, is that enough to decrease the deficit between the European Union and China?

    B1