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1 ♦ deficit
♦ deficit /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/n.1 (comm.) differenza in meno; ammanco2 (fig., fin., rag.) deficit; saldo passivo: There is a huge deficit in the balance of payments, c'è un enorme deficit nella bilancia dei pagamenti; budget deficit, disavanzo di bilancio; trade deficit, deficit (o disavanzo) commerciale; current-account deficit, disavanzo del conto corrente ( della bilancia dei pagamenti)3 ( sport) svantaggio: to be in deficit, essere in svantaggio; to have a 4-1 deficit, avere uno svantaggio di 4 a 1; essere in svantaggio per 4 a 1; to recover the deficit, colmare lo svantaggio4 insufficienza; (med.) deficit: the democratic deficit, l'insufficienza di democrazia; a cognitive [neurological] deficit, un deficit cognitivo [neurologico]● (econ.) deficit financing, finanziamento in disavanzo ( dello Stato) □ (econ.) deficit spending, spesa (pubblica) in disavanzo; «deficit spending». -
2 ♦ payment
♦ payment /ˈpeɪmənt/n.1 (comm., leg.) pagamento; somma pagata; versamento: cash payment, pagamento in contanti; advance (o upfront) payment, pagamento anticipato; to authorize a payment, autorizzare un pagamento; to delay a payment, rinviare un pagamento; to demand a payment, esigere un pagamento; to spread the payments, scaglionare i pagamenti ( nel corso di un periodo di tempo); to suspend payment, sospendere i pagamenti; They require prompt payment, esigono il pagamento immediato; to amortize a debt by monthly payments, ammortizzare un debito con versamenti mensili; to enforce payment, farsi pagare; costringere un debitore a pagare; a one-off payment, un versamento una tantum2 [u] remunerazione; retribuzione3 [u] (fig.) ricompensa; punizione● (comm.) payment against documents, pagamento contro documenti □ payment by cheque, pagamento mediante assegno bancario □ payment by instalments, pagamento rateale □ (econ.) payments deficit, deficit (o disavanzo) della bilancia dei pagamenti □ payment in advance, pagamento anticipato; acconto □ payment in full, pagamento a saldo; saldo □ payment in kind, pagamento in natura □ payment into the bank, versamento in banca □ payment on account, acconto □ payment on delivery, pagamento alla consegna □ ( banca) payment order, ordine di pagamento (o di bonifico). -
3 shortfall
['ʃɔːtfɔːl]nome (in budget, accounts) deficit m.; (in earnings, exports etc.) diminuzione f.there is a shortfall of Ј 10,000 in our budget — c'è un deficit o un buco di 10.000 sterline nel nostro budget
* * *shortfall /ˈʃɔ:tfɔ:l/n.1 [u] (il) non essere all'altezza di; inadeguatezza2 diminuzione ( sul previsto); caduta (fig.): a shortfall in oil output, una caduta della produzione di petrolio3 (econ., fin., rag.) ammanco; deficit: a substantial shortfall in the balance of payments, un pesante deficit della bilancia dei pagamenti.* * *['ʃɔːtfɔːl]nome (in budget, accounts) deficit m.; (in earnings, exports etc.) diminuzione f.there is a shortfall of Ј 10,000 in our budget — c'è un deficit o un buco di 10.000 sterline nel nostro budget
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