Some economists advocate 'deficit spending' [=spending borrowed money] to boost a slumping economy.
The team overcame a four-point 'deficit' to win the game.
The government is facing a 'deficit' of $3 billion.
(..) we can turn them around. And we face runaway deficits of almost $ billion... ...for this budget year that ends September th. That deficit is larger than the entire federal budget in . ...we will pay in interest this year on the national debt. ...our federal government payroll (..)2006 The Pursuit of Happyness