deficit good
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Russian дефици́тный това́р (deficítnyj továr, “scarce commodity”, literally “deficit good”).
Noun[edit]
deficit good (plural deficit goods)
- (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.