external deficit
noun[C]
ukusECONOMICS,FINANCE
asituationin which acountrypaysmoremoneyto othercountriesthan itreceivesfrom them, or thedifferencebetween theamountpaidand theamountreceived:
anexternaldeficitof 10% ofGDP
Examplesofexternal deficit
external deficit
He inherited an unusually largeexternaldeficiton the balance of trade.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hence, the income level and not deforestation is of concern when theexternaldeficitis being reduced.
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Withdrawing production aid, as well as having a very serious effect on employment, would increase ourexternaldeficit.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Theexternaldeficitin the first half of this year is equivalent to 2 per cent. of national income.
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The menacingexternaldeficitdemanded, above all, quick action, and the only form of quick action open to us was to cut down imports.
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Nevertheless, there was a largeexternaldeficitand there was speculation against sterling.
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Although our external financial position and prospect is now greatly improved, we still face a period ofexternaldeficit.
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It is linked with a largeexternaldeficitand with a severe problem of internal financing.
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It may be due to increased bank lending to companies, or to persons, or due to a change in theexternaldeficit.
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Again, one is bound to ask: what will happen to theexternaldeficit?
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