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Common collocations with deficit in American Collocation

deficit noun countable

US /ˈdefəsɪt/

large

excessive
huge
large
massive
substantial

The US has a massive trade deficit.

planned or expected

estimated
forecasted
projected

The University says its projected deficit has risen this year from £1.5 million to £4.5 million.

increasing over time

ballooning
cumulative
growing
spiralling
widening

The cumulative deficit continued to grow.

after all amounts have been removed

net
overall

Our net deficit was £814, but considering we purchased a large amount of equipment during the year, it was a good result.

government

federal
government

The government deficit is running at 10 per cent of GDP.

types of deficit

balance-of-payments
budget
budgetary
current-account
financial
fiscal
pension
trade

Fiscal deficits are down and there are much better prospects for growth.

have a deficit

be in
face
have
incur
run
show

Under its constitution California is not allowed to run a deficit.

build up a deficit

accumulate
build up

The College is believed to have accumulated deficits running into tens of millions of pounds.

cause a deficit

cause
create
lead to
result in

Expenditure was not monitored, leading to a deficit.

deal with a deficit

address
deal with
tackle

The company is allowed to continue operating while it addresses its financial deficit.

reduce a deficit

cut
halve
narrow
reduce
trim

Some schools have already implemented cutbacks to reduce their deficits.

get rid of a deficit

clear
eliminate
get rid of

The organization has finalised a plan to eliminate its huge pension fund deficit.

correct a deficit

claw back
correct
overcome
plug
remedy
reverse

The college is struggling to plug an annual deficit of 1.2 million pounds.

pay for a deficit

finance
fund

To finance its current account deficit with the rest of the world, America has to import $2.6 billion in cash.

say that deficit is likely

forecast
predict

The hospital is forecasing a large year-end deficit.