budget deficit

/ˈbʌdʒɪt ˈdɛfɪsɪt/· noun phrase

财经/商业B2

budget deficit
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Chinese meaning

财cái政zhèng赤chì字zì

支zhī出chū超chāo过guò收shōu入rù的de差chā额é

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各gè国guó政zhèng府fǔ支zhī出chū超chāo收shōu入rù创chuàng新xīn高gāo

Example

Top economies heading for biggest budget deficits since Covid, IMF warns

IMF 警jǐng告gào,主zhǔ要yào经jīng济jì体tǐ的de财cái政zhèng赤chì字zì即jí将jiāng达dá到dào新xīn冠guān疫yì情qíng以yǐ来lái的de最zuì高gāo水shuǐ平píng。

Source: Financial Times · 13 Oct 2026

Background ✎

国guó际jì货huò币bì基jī金jīn组zǔ织zhī警jǐng告gào,全quán球qiú主zhǔ要yào经jīng济jì体tǐ的de财cái政zhèng赤chì字zì规guī模mó即jí将jiāng达dá到dào新xīn冠guān疫yì情qíng以yǐ来lái的de最zuì高gāo水shuǐ平píng。IMF 在zài年nián会huì上shàng呼hū吁yù各gè国guó政zhèng府fǔ采cǎi取qǔ「紧jǐn急jí」行xíng动dòng,重chóng建jiàn公gōng共gòng财cái政zhèng状zhuàng况kuàng。

Roots · etymology

deficit 源自拉丁 deficere(欠缺)

  • budget(预算)+ deficit(赤字,不足)

Collocations

  • run a budget deficit / reduce the deficit / deficit spending

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