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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
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The company turned to 8 milion dollar deficit in the second quater of this year.

The company recorded surplus in the first quater. but in the second quater , they recorded deficit.
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We say turned a profit but not turned a deficit . You can say posted a deficit or reported a deficit or recorded a deficit or experienced a deficit. The company experienced an eight million dollar deficit in the second quarter of this year.

  • We say turned a profit but not turned a deficit .
  • You can say posted a deficit or reported a deficit or recorded a deficit or experienced a deficit.
  • The company experienced an eight million dollar deficit in the second quarter of this year.
  • (note mi ll ion and qua r ter) The company recorded a surplus in the first quarter.
  • but in the second quarter , they recorded a deficit.
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We say turned a profit but not turned a deficit.
You can say posted a deficit or reported a deficit or recorded a deficit or experienced a deficit.
The company experienced an eight million dollar deficit in the second quarter of this year. (note milli

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