Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

structural deficit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: struc-tural d-eficit
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That portion of the public sector deficit which exists even when the economy is at potential. Government spending beyond government revenues at times of normal, predictable economic activity, as opposed to a cyclical deficit.

Example Sentences

"Canadian Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page maintained that the government has a structural budget deficit which will only decline gradually to C$13.7 billion in 2014/15 in spite of C$17.6 billion in cost savings announced by the government last week."

Etymology

From structural + deficit.

Inflected Forms

structural deficits (plural)

Questions

What does structural deficit mean?: That portion of the public sector deficit which exists even when the economy is at potential. Government spending beyond government revenues at times of normal, predictable economic activity, as opposed to a cyclical deficit.
Where does structural deficit come from?: From structural + deficit.

How to pronounce structural deficit

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “structural deficit”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “structural deficit”.
Repeat and practice — Say “structural deficit” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.