deficit
🇺🇸
/ˈdefɪsɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈdefɪsɪt/
noun
C1
When you spend more money than you have or earn.
The country has a large budget deficit because it spends more than it collects in taxes.
該國存在巨額預算赤字，因為其支出超過了稅收收入。
C1
When something is less than what is needed or expected.
There is a deficit of qualified teachers in many schools.
許多學校都存在合格教師短缺的問題。
translation
赤字, 不足
詞形變化
Plural
deficits