Deficit

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A deficit is the amount by which a sum falls short of some reference amount.

Economics

• Balance of payments deficit, when the balance of payments is negative
• Government budget deficit
• Deficit spending, the amount by which spending exceeds revenue
• Primary deficit, the pure deficit derived after deducting the interest payments
• Structural and cyclical deficit, parts of the public sector deficit
• Income deficit, the difference between family income and the poverty threshold
• Trade deficit, when the value of imports exceed the value of exports fiscal deficit of that year= total borrowing by government
• Equity (finance) with a negative balance

Psychology

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a developmental disorder
• Cognitive deficit, any characteristic that acts as a barrier to cognitive performance

Other

• Defect (geometry), angular deficit
• Déficit, a 2007 Mexican film by Gael García Bernal

See also

Wikiquote has quotations related to Deficit.

• Government debt, the accumulated amount of deficits; "debt" and "deficit" are sometimes confused.
• Deficit Reduction Act (disambiguation)
• Deficit reduction
• Fiscal (disambiguation)

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