deficit
n. 差額; 赤字; 虧損; 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.
他們已準備好削減下一財年的聯邦預算赤字。
...a deficit of 3.275 billion francs.
32.75億法郎的赤字
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.
我們今年有很大虧損.
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.
董事們報告赤字為250萬美元.
The company had a deficit of $3000.
這家公司虧空3000美元.
Rising budget deficit is beginning to bite.
預算赤字的不斷增加開始產生不良後果.
We raised £100, and we need £200; that's a deficit of £100.
我們籌措了100英鎊, 而我們需要200英鎊, 還缺100英鎊.