Prosody. 1  poetic measure; arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses. 2  a particular form of such arrangement, depending on either the kind or the number of feet constituting the verse or both rhythmic kind and number of feet (usually used in combination): pentameter; dactylic meter; iambic trimeter.
The U.S. federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2018 is $352 billion. FY 2018 covers October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. The deficit occurs because the U.S. government spending of $4.268 trillion is higher than its revenue of $3.916 trillion. (Source: 2018 Budget.
US Economy. Current U.S. government spending is $4.268 trillion. That's the federal budget for fiscal year 2018 (October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018). It's 22 percent of economic output as measured by gross domestic product. Before the recession, the government kept Federal spending below 20 percent of GDP.