current deficit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcurrentanddeficit
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current
adjective
uk/ˈkʌr.ənt/us/ˈkɝː.ənt/
of the ...
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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 ofcurrentanddeficitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Since 1996, however, thecurrentdeficithas grown continuously, although so far not alarmingly.
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I said that we should be facing acurrentdeficitas the inevitable accompaniment of the early stages of a period of expansion.
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It was only twice in the whole series from 1946 to 1963 that an increase incurrentdeficitcoincided with a reduction in reserves.
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It now seems probable that ourcurrentdeficitin 1975 will be about half that of 1974.
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The combinedcurrentdeficitof all nationalised industries in 1975–76 might be anything from £700 million to £1,500 million.
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We are talking about thecurrentdeficitwhich we are seeking to meet.
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If we were to deduct the very valuable earnings—the invisible earnings —we had acurrentdeficit, the largest in our history, of £374 million.
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Thecurrentdeficitis the subject of discussion between the trust's commissioning primary care trusts and the strategic health authority.
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The explanatory notes also state that thecurrentdeficitis about £1.9 million.
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His argument was that an accounting identity exists by which acurrentdeficitmust be covered automatically by capital receipts.
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This brings us to the question of finance and the future of thecurrentdeficit.
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Thirdly, we are completely against using even more taxpayers' money to cover the pension fund'scurrentdeficitas a result of speculative investments.
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Levels of debt should therefore be a more important criterion thancurrentdeficit.
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Despite the present difficulties in the market, it is difficult to judge thecurrentdeficit.
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That equates almost exactly to the size of thecurrentdeficit.
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In 1974, we had acurrentdeficitof £3,650 million.
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The totalcurrentdeficitwith the whole world this year is £200 million.
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But we are still heading for acurrentdeficitof approximately £9 billion, the major part of which is in manufactured goods.
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It looks as though ourcurrentdeficitthis year will be only half that of 1974.
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I do not think they can build on those firm foundations unless they are enabled to prevent thecurrentdeficitfrom mounting to unmanageable proportions.
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