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federal deficit

 

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Noun federal deficit has 1 sense
  1. federal deficit - an excess of the federal government's spending over its revenue; "federal deficits can cause inflation"
    --1 is a kind of
    budget deficit

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Federal Deficit

Noun: The amount by which the federal government's total expenditures exceed its total revenues in a fiscal year.

Example Sentence: The federal deficit has been steadily increasing over the past few years.

Noun: The total amount of money that the federal government owes due to accumulated deficits over time.

Example Sentence: The national debt is the result of the federal deficit.

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