deficit good
A commodity which was chronically difficult for citizens of the Soviet Union to obtainA commodity which was chronically difficult for citizens of the Soviet Union to obtain; particularly one which was considered a necessity or only a very basic luxury in the West, such as toilet paper or a car.
» Are trade deficits good or bad?
Sind Handelsbilanzdefizite gut oder schlecht?
Meaning
1 senses(historical, in the plural)A commodity which was chronically difficult for citizens of the Soviet Union to obtain; particularly one which was considered a necessity or only a very basic luxury in the West, such as toilet paper or a car.
Examples
1 sentencesAre trade deficits good or bad?
deSind Handelsbilanzdefizite gut oder schlecht? — raggione
Origin
Calque of Russian дефици́тный това́р (deficítnyj továr, “scarce commodity”, literally “defCalque of Russian дефици́тный това́р (deficítnyj továr, “scarce commodity”, literally “deficit good”).
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Forms
plural: deficit goods| Singular | deficit good |
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