deficit
n. 差额; 赤字; 亏损; 逆差
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.
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。
...a deficit of 3.275 billion francs.
32.75亿法郎的赤字
1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
2. an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
We have a great deficit this year.
我们今年有很大亏损.
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.
董事们报告赤字为250万美元.
The company had a deficit of $3000.
这家公司亏空3000美元.
Rising budget deficit is beginning to bite.
预算赤字的不断增加开始产生不良后果.
We raised £100, and we need £200; that's a deficit of £100.
我们筹措了100英镑, 而我们需要200英镑, 还缺100英镑.