gross domestic product

noun

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

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Since 2011, Syria has lost 85 percent of its gross domestic product; 90 percent of the population is poor and relies on black-market imports from Turkey. Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 The report estimates that without the region’s close to 500,000 migrant workers, the Bay Area’s economy could take a $67 billion hit to its annual gross domestic product. Sara Dinatale, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026 Parliaments in Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina have ratified the deal that links more than 700 million people and accounts for 25% of global gross domestic product. ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 The payments industry in 2024 directly contributed $6 billion to Georgia’s gross domestic product, ranking it eighth in the nation, says the report. Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 23 Mar. 2026 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 3 Apr. 2026.

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