A deficit is the amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, especially the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent.
双语例句
例： They're ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fiscal year.
他们已准备好削减下一财年的联邦预算赤字。
例： a deficit of five billion dollars.
50亿美元的赤字。