A deficit is the amount by which a sum falls short of some reference amount.
Economics
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Balance of payments deficit, when the balance of payments is negative
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Government budget deficit
The government budget balance, also alternatively referred to as general government balance, public budget balance, or public fiscal balance, is the overall difference between government revenues and spending. A positive balance is called a '' ...
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Deficit spending
Within the budgetary process, deficit spending is the amount by which spending exceeds revenue over a particular period of time, also called simply deficit, or budget deficit; the opposite of budget surplus. The term may be applied to the budget ...
, the amount by which spending exceeds revenue
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Primary deficit
The government budget balance, also alternatively referred to as general government balance, public budget balance, or public fiscal balance, is the overall difference between government revenues and spending. A positive balance is called a ''g ...
, the pure deficit derived after deducting the interest payments
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Structural and cyclical deficit, parts of the public sector deficit
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Income deficit
Income deficit is the difference between a single person or family's income and its poverty threshold or poverty line, when the former is exceeded by the latter. Data on the income deficits of various members of a population allow for the construct ...
, the difference between family income and the poverty threshold
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Trade deficit
The balance of trade, commercial balance, or net exports (sometimes symbolized as NX), is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports over a certain time period. Sometimes a distinction is made between a balance ...
, when the value of imports exceed the value of exports fiscal deficit of that year= total borrowing by government
Psychology
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inap ...
, a developmental disorder
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Cognitive deficit
Cognitive deficit is an inclusive term to describe any characteristic that acts as a barrier to the cognition process.
The term may describe
* deficits in overall intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for ab ...
, any characteristic that acts as a barrier to cognitive performance
Other
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Defect (geometry), angular deficit
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Déficit
''Déficit'' is a 2007 Mexican feature film, the debut of Gael García Bernal as a director. It was written by Kyzza Terrazas and debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2007.
In the film the lives of the rich Cristobal and his sister a ...
'', a 2007 Mexican film by Gael García Bernal
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Government debt
A country's gross government debt (also called public debt, or sovereign debt) is the financial liabilities of the government sector. Changes in government debt over time reflect primarily borrowing due to past government deficits. A deficit o ...
, the accumulated amount of deficits; "debt" and "deficit" are sometimes confused.
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Deficit Reduction Act (disambiguation)
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Deficit reduction Deficit reduction can refer to any method of reducing a government budget deficit (including reduced government spending and/or increased government revenue).
See also
*Deficit (disambiguation)
*Deficit Reduction Act (disambiguation)
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Fiscal (disambiguation)
Fiscal usually refers to government finance. In this context, it may refer to:
Economics
* Fiscal policy, use of government expenditure to influence economic development
* Fiscal policy debate
* Fiscal adjustment, a reduction in the government pr ...
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