gross domestic product

noun

: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad

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Wages, too, have grown in business-friendly Tennessee, where the gross domestic product, job and population growth have all been positive. Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025 Commercial aviation in the United States, from passenger travel to cargo flights, represents about 5% of the nation's annual gross domestic product, according to the Airlines for America trade group, and supports about 10 million jobs. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025 The state's gross domestic product growth will be less than 2%, Pakko predicted. Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025 Household consumption still accounts for only about 40% of gross domestic product, far below advanced-economy norms. Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gross domestic product

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First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gross domestic product was in 1951

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“Gross domestic product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20domestic%20product. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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