deficitario

adj.

showing a deficit.

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deficitario

► adjetivo

1 showing a deficit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

balance deficitario balance showing a deficit

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ADJ

1) (Econ) [empresa, operación] loss-making

financiación/reducción deficitaria — financing/reduction of the deficit

tiene una cuenta deficitaria — his account is overdrawn

2)

ser deficitario en algo — to be short of sth, be lacking in sth

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-ria adjetivo

1) (Com, Fin) <división/sector> loss-making (before n)

un balance deficitario — a deficit, a negative balance

la producción nacional de trigo sigue siendo deficitaria — there is still a shortfall in the country's wheat production

2) (Chi frml) (Psic)

un niño deficitario — a child with learning difficulties

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-ria adjetivo

1) (Com, Fin) <división/sector> loss-making (before n)

un balance deficitario — a deficit, a negative balance

la producción nacional de trigo sigue siendo deficitaria — there is still a shortfall in the country's wheat production

2) (Chi frml) (Psic)

un niño deficitario — a child with learning difficulties

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deficitario -ria

adjective

A (Com, Fin) ‹división/sector› loss-making (before n)

los resultados arrojan un balance deficitario the results show a deficit o a negative balance

la producción nacional de trigo sigue siendo deficitaria there is still a shortfall in the country's wheat production

B

(Chi frml) (Psic): un niño deficitario a child with learning difficulties

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deficitario,-a adj (una empresa) loss-making: el resultado del balance anual es claramente deficitario, the annual financial statement showes a loss
'deficitario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deficitaria

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deficitario, -a adj

[empresa, operación] loss-making; [saldo, presupuesto] negative;

la balanza comercial este año ha sido deficitaria the trade balance this year has been negative;

zonas deficitarias en agua areas prone to water shortages

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deficitario

adj loss-making