deficits

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of deficit.
  deficit

  noun

  the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.

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deficits

The structural budget deficits and inability to raise financing are also indicative of a poorly managed economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“This is not a bad thing for bond markets given that budget deficits are already on an unsustainable path but not enough for a sustainable improvement either,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

And those rates — paired with high government spending and concerns over mounting deficits — have pressured the bond market, pushing 10-year Treasury yields to levels not seen since the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, the deficits of other countries in the eurozone—which drove contagion in the early 2010s—remain stable, while political support for exiting the eurozone has declined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

I began thinking about what would happen if we all just acknowledged our brokenness, if we owned up to our weaknesses, our deficits, our biases, our fears.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Related Words

• loss
• shortfall