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Etymology

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Calque of Russian дефици́тный това́р (deficítnyj továr, scarce commodity, literally deficit good).

Noun

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deficit good (plural deficit goods)

  1. (historical, chiefly 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.
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