Tra từ deficit - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

def·icit [deficit deficits] BrE [ˈdefɪsɪt] NAmE [ˈdefɪsɪt] noun
1. (economics)the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time
•a budget/trade deficit
•The trade balance has been in deficit for the past five years.
compare ↑surplus
2. (formal)the amount by which sth, especially an amount of money, is too small or smaller than sth else
•There's a deficit of $3 million in the total needed to complete the project.
•The team has to come back from a 2–0 deficit in the first half.

Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: via French from Latin deficit ‘it is lacking’, from the verb deficere ‘desert or fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’.

Collocations:
International relations
Trade
facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
form/join a trading bloc
live in/compete in a global/the world economy
support/promote free trade
adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth)
have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
embrace/resist/drive globalization
Politics and law
conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
require/use/conduct diplomacy
establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
Meetings and agreements
have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
Conflict
be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
compromise/endanger/protect national security
justify/be in favour of/ (especially US) be in favor of/be against military intervention
threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
close/protect/secure/patrol the border
lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
Aid
negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
send/provide/request/cut off military aid
bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
deliver/distribute medical supplies/(BrE) food parcels
fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty

Example Bank:
•If the government didn't run such huge deficits, the country would not have financial problems.
•The UK remained in deficit with all countries outside the EU.
•The US trade deficit ballooned to a record $167 billion.
•The company has run up a deficit of £30 000.
•The government was forced to sell state-owned companies to fund the budget deficit.
•The trade balance shows a deficit of two million dollars.
•United are hoping to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg.
•We will find it hard to make up this deficit.
•You cannot cut a budget deficit simply by raising taxes.
•a budget deficit running at 7% of GDP
•attention deficit disorder
•the US trade deficit with Japan
•to prevent the country from moving into deficit
•The team has come back from a 2–0 deficit in the first half.
•There's a deficit of $3 million in the total needed to complete the project.
•We are facing a substantial trade deficit.