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trade deficit

noun Business & Finance

English meaning
When a country imports more than it exports.
Example
The country recorded a trade deficit.
Common collocations
trade surplus (opposite)
Word family
deficit

Translation

  • 한국어무역 적자
  • 中文贸易逆差
  • 日本語貿易赤字
  • ไทยการขาดดุลการค้า
  • Bahasa Indonesiadefisit perdagangan
  • Tiếng Việtthâm hụt thương mại
  • Русскийторговый дефицит
  • हिन्दीव्यापार घाटा

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