Collocations for deficit - noun
ADJ.
huge, large, massive, serious, substantial | small | net, overall | balance-of-payments, budget, budgetary, financial, fiscal, trade
VERB + DEFICIT
face, have, run, show
If the government didn''t run such huge deficits, the country would not have financial problems. | The trade balance shows a deficit of two million pounds.
If the government didn''t run such huge deficits, the country would not have financial problems. | The trade balance shows a deficit of two million pounds.
go into, move into, run up, slip into
to prevent the country moving into deficit | The company has run up a deficit of £30,000.
to prevent the country moving into deficit | The company has run up a deficit of £30,000.
cut, eliminate, make up, reduce, tackle, wipe out
You cannot cut a budget deficit simply by raising taxes. | We will find it hard to make up this deficit.
You cannot cut a budget deficit simply by raising taxes. | We will find it hard to make up this deficit.
overcome, overturn
United are hoping to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg.
United are hoping to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg.
finance, fund
The government was forced to sell state-owned companies to fund the budget deficit.
The government was forced to sell state-owned companies to fund the budget deficit.
DEFICIT + VERB
run at sth
a budget deficit running at 7% of GDP
a budget deficit running at 7% of GDP
grow, increase, rise, widen | decrease, fall, narrow, shrink
PREP.
in ~
The UK remained in deficit with all countries outside the EU.
The UK remained in deficit with all countries outside the EU.
~ with
the US trade deficit with Japan
the US trade deficit with Japan