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budget deficit

NOUN
deficit spending
Synonyms
WEAK
compensatory spending debt debt explosion deficit financing in the red megadebt negative cash flow no assets overspending paying out in excess of income pump priming
NOUN
national debt
Synonyms
WEAK
funded debt government debt public debt

Example Sentences

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But opposition from the state government and members of the city council apparently led the insurgent former state legislator to pursue other measures to help plug New York's budget deficit that reached around $12 billion.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Carlisle sharply criticized homelessness spending, saying it has gone unchecked amid a budget deficit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The U.K. government narrowed its budget deficit to 4.3% of gross domestic product for the fiscal year that ended at the start of April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Treasurys is rapidly deteriorating as the nation’s budget deficit balloons and demand from global investors weakens.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Through knowledge, political will, and perhaps some luck, we seem to have tamed inflation and the budget deficit.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover