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deficit

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deficit noun
a financial deficit or budget shortfall

Due to excessive spending, the government's fiscal deficit has increased significantly this year.

red ink noun
characters or numbers written in red ink, traditionally used to indicate losses

In the past, accountants used to record losses in red ink on the ledgers.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.980 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
6.05 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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