projected deficit

collocation in English

meaningsofprojectedanddeficit

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projected
adjective
uk
/prəˈdʒek.tɪd/
us
/prəˈdʒek.tɪd/
planned for the future or calculated based on information ...
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deficit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdef.ɪ.sɪt/
us
/ˈdef.ə.sɪt/
the total amount by which money spent is more than ...
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(Definition ofprojectedanddeficitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since 1983, we have been in deficit —and theprojecteddeficitfor this year is one of about £17 billion.
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Presumably that is why we have aprojecteddeficitof £20 billion.
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If not, what is theprojecteddeficit, and when?
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That means that theprojecteddeficiton account to the end of 1986–87 is £1,600,000.
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That requires about £400,000 to be added to an alreadyprojecteddeficitfor 1986–87.
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As a result of the commitment given to the pilot scheme, there is a deficit of over £400,000 in the current year and aprojecteddeficitof £200,000 for next year.
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The process began with an exercise to quantify the implications of continuing with the existing health strategy; that is where theprojecteddeficitof £18 million for next year comes from.
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Newspaper reports state that the feared deficit for this year is close to £400,000, and theprojecteddeficitfor next year is £1.1 million.
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Capital allocations recognise theprojecteddeficitof school places, which will be about 500 places in three years' time.
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Eliminating the cap would make this a more progressive tax and would reduce or eliminate theprojecteddeficit.
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In 2001, the district had aprojecteddeficitof $216.7 million in its current $1.7 billion budget.
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Continuing problems were widely recognized in late 2008 with predictions that ongoing construction projects could soon be impacted and projected deficits of up to $42 billion over the next 18 months.
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