deficit spending

noun

: the spending of public funds raised by borrowing rather than by taxation

Examples of deficit spending in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In October 2018, FCMAT first warned the district about serious financial vulnerabilities, including ongoing deficit spending, weak reserves, budget development problems, and leadership instability. —Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

What the state agency found FCMAT last investigated the district’s potential insolvency in 2018, identifying several areas of concern including budget development, ongoing deficit spending, erosion of the unrestricted general fund balance, inadequate reserves, and leadership and stability. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025

The deficit spending, directors said, will force a rapid drawdown of RTD reserves that were earmarked for service expansion. —Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025

The foundation’s analysis attributes the acceleration to a combination of deficit spending, rising interest costs, and the economic drag of the ongoing government shutdown. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for deficit spending

• superintending
• uncomprehending
• amending
• appending
• ascending
• attending
• befriending
• commending
• contending
• defending
• depending
• descending