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deficit
Noun
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A deficit is a lack or shortage of something, such as money.
reduction
Noun
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A reduction is how much something is reduced.
There was a 5% reduction in prices at the clothing store during the sale.
package
Noun
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A package is something in a box, usually to send in the mail.
Some packages arrived from the post office.
She came home from the shops with a lot of packages.
package
Verb
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If you package something, you put it in a box, usually to send it in the mail.
We packaged up the broken radio, and sent it back to the shop.