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deficit | x |

As a noun deficit

is deficit.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

deficit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
  • A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
  • Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit : London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.
  • *
  • Synonyms

    * fiscal deficit

    Derived terms

    * fiscal deficit * trade deficit

    References

    * ----

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----