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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 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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