deficits
Amounts falling short
Deficits is the plural of deficit—a shortfall or insufficiency.
Budget deficits occur when spending exceeds revenue: The government ran massive deficits during the recession.
Trade deficits arise when imports outpace exports.
The word extends beyond finance to any measurable lack: cognitive deficits, attention deficits, a deficit of trust.
Failure to reach quota
- gapUnfilled space between
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
paucity · inadequacy · undersupply · lack · depletion · arrears · discrepancy · mismatch
Neurodevelopmental focus impairment
- learning disabilityNeurological condition affecting information processing
- executive functionCognitive self-management abilities
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
- processing speedMental information-handling rate
focus · concentration · impairment · neurological · hyperactivity · inattention · diagnosis · medication
Damage to cranial organ
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
recovery · impairment · lesion · hemisphere · frontal lobe · neuroplasticity · TBI · occupational therapy
Government's accumulated borrowing
- government borrowingState taking on debt
- sovereign debtMoney governments owe creditors
- public debtState's accumulated financial obligations
- fiscal policyState spending and taxation
treasury bonds · creditors · bondholders · interest payments · debt ceiling · default · credit rating · austerity
Bank account for regular transactions
- balance of paymentsNation's international transaction record
- importsGoods brought in
- exportsGoods sold abroad
- trade imbalanceUnequal imports versus exports
foreign exchange · capital flows · trade gap · trade balance · tariffs · devaluation · exchange rate · trade policy
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- gapUnfilled space between
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
dearth · paucity · inadequacy · undersupply · lack · depletion · arrears · discrepancy · mismatch · lacuna
ADHD
Neurodevelopmental focus impairment
- learning disabilityNeurological condition affecting information processing
- executive functionCognitive self-management abilities
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
processing speed · focus · concentration · impairment · neurological · hyperactivity · inattention · diagnosis · medication · accommodation
brain injury
Damage to cranial organ
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
rehabilitation · recovery · impairment · lesion · hemisphere · frontal lobe · neuroplasticity · TBI · occupational therapy · speech therapy
national debt
Government's accumulated borrowing
- government borrowingState taking on debt
- sovereign debtMoney governments owe creditors
- public debtState's accumulated financial obligations
fiscal policy · treasury bonds · creditors · bondholders · interest payments · debt ceiling · default · credit rating · austerity · fiscal responsibility
current account
Bank account for regular transactions
- balance of paymentsNation's international transaction record
- importsGoods brought in
- exportsGoods sold abroad
trade imbalance · foreign exchange · capital flows · trade gap · trade balance · tariffs · devaluation · exchange rate · trade policy · protectionism
- budget gapsshortfalls
- fiscal historypublic debt, national debt, government bonds, treasury bonds, tax reform
- budgetingbudget, budgets, budget app, budget template, budget allocation
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- Canadian FinanceRBC, Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, BMO, loonie
- fiscal policynational budget, budget surplus, federal budget, fiscal reform, fiscal policy
deficitssurpluses
Amounts exceeding requirements
excesses · gluts · overages · abundances · oversupplies
deficitsstrengths
Powers or capabilities
abilities · capabilities · gifts · talents · enhancements
- vitamin D deficiencyInadequate sunshine hormone levels
- attention deficit disorderNeurological focus impairment condition
- acquired immune deficiency syndromeHIV-caused immune failure
- attention deficitImpaired ability to concentrate
- budget deficitSpending exceeding revenue
- iron deficiencyInsufficient bodily ferritin levels