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1. spending
noun. ['ˈspɛndɪŋ'] the act of spending or disbursing money.
Synonyms
- disbursement
- outlay
- payment
- defrayal
- defrayment
- pump priming
- deficit spending
- disbursal
- compensatory spending
- expenditure
Antonyms
- cash
- credit
- expensiveness
- inexpensiveness
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Rhymes with Deficit Spending
- overextending
- comprehending
- condescending
- transcending
- recommending
- apprehending
- suspending
- pretending
- portending
- misspending
- extending
- expending
- contending
- befriending
- unbending
- relending
- intending
- impending
- descending
- depending
- defending
- commending
- unending
- trending
- offending
- blending
- attending
- ascending
- amending
- wending
Sentences with deficit-spending
1. Noun Phrase
External debt accrued by the government is usually associated with deficit spending.
2. Noun Phrase
Tax evasion impacts all federal programs; they must either be shrunk or funded through deficit spending.
3. Noun Phrase
Advocates of small government oppose deficit spending and support reducing the federal budget.
2. spending
noun. ['ˈspɛndɪŋ'] money paid out; an amount spent.
Synonyms
- transferred possession
- transfer payment
- outlay
- cost
- outgo
- expense
- expenditure
Antonyms
- obviate
- appreciate
- commerce
- commercialism
3. deficit
noun. ['ˈdɛfəsət'] the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required.
Synonyms
- shortfall
- inadequacy
- insufficiency
- oxygen deficit
- deficiency
Antonyms
- sufficiency
- abundance
- satisfactoriness
- ability
Etymology
- déficit (French)
- deficit (Latin)
4. deficit
noun. ['ˈdɛfəsət'] (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing.
Antonyms
- wealth
Etymology
- déficit (French)
- deficit (Latin)
5. deficit
noun. ['ˈdɛfəsət'] an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period).
Synonyms
- liabilities
- budget deficit
Antonyms
- have
- include
- despair
Etymology
- déficit (French)
- deficit (Latin)
6. deficit
noun. ['ˈdɛfəsət'] a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning.
Synonyms
- deficiency
- want
Antonyms
- fall back
- dissuade
- stingy
Etymology
- déficit (French)
- deficit (Latin)