The previous government was happy to run a huge deficit for years.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
run a deficit — run a deficit/surplus ► ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT if a government runs a deficit or surplus, it has less or more money in its accounts than it needs: »The previous government was happy to run a huge deficit for years. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run a surplus — run a deficit/surplus ► ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT if a government runs a deficit or surplus, it has less or more money in its accounts than it needs: »The previous government was happy to run a huge deficit for years. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
Run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities. Dealers give to and ask for runs from each other. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran PASTTENSE [ræn] … Financial and business terms
run — A run consists of a series of bid and offer quotes for different securities or maturities ( maturity). dealers give and ask for runs from each other. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. run run 1 [rʌn] verb ran … Financial and business terms
deficit — 01. Unless the government raises taxes, the [deficit] is expected to rise by at least 3%. 02. Do we really want the government to make cuts in social programs to lower our [deficit]? 03. The current [deficit] in British Columbia is estimated at… … Grammatical examples in English
Deficit spending — Part of a series on Government Public finance … Wikipedia
Deficit — An excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits, or of expenditure over income. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * deficit def‧i‧cit [ˈdefst] written abbreviation def noun [countable] 1. COMMERCE an amount of money that a… … Financial and business terms
deficit — An excess of liabilities ( liability) over assets, of losses over profits, or of expenditure over income. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A situation in which a country has a negative balance of trade or payments. Chicago Mercantile Exchange… … Financial and business terms
run — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on foot ADJECTIVE ▪ five mile, etc. ▪ fun, sponsored (esp. BrE) ▪ The school has organized a two mile fun run for charity. ▪ t … Collocations dictionary
Deficit Spending Unit — A economic term used to describe how an economy or economic unit within an economy has spent more than it has earned over a period of time. To raise the necessary funds to finance a deficit, the economic unit may sell debt (or equity if the… … Investment dictionary
