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deficit (s) (noun), deficits (pl)
(a political system that operates on a deficit and continues to print more and more money)
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federal deficit
This entry is located in the following unit: Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 8)
fiscal deficit
A deficit in the government budget of a country; and so, a budget deficit or an excess of government spending beyond the receipts the government gets from taxes.
This entry is located in the following unit: fisc-, fiscal (page 1)
government deficit (s) (noun), government deficits (pl)
A shortage, less than is due as in the case of a business or government budget: A government deficit involves more expenditures than income.

Unbalanced budgets with a planned year-end government deficit are prohibited at every level of government except at the federal level.

This entry is located in the following units: gov-, gover- + (page 1) Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 10)
Uno avulso, non deficit alter.
Translation: "When one is torn away, another is not wanted."

Motto of the Kingdom of Austria.

This entry is located in the following units: alter- (page 3) Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group U (page 2) vuls-, vell- (page 3)