"deficit budget" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deficit budgets [plural]
Etymology: From deficit + budget. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|deficit|budget}} deficit + budget Head templates: {{en-noun}} deficit budget (plural deficit budgets)
  1. (economics, public policy, finance) A financial plan in which estimated expenditures exceed planned revenues over a specific period. Hypernyms: budget Coordinate_terms: balanced budget, surplus budget
    Sense id: en-deficit_budget-en-noun-RweKa2hm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Economics, Finance Topics: business, economics, finance, sciences
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