gross domestic product
noun
: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad
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Coal accounts for less than two-hundredths of gross domestic product.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
For the five years to 2030, Beijing has set a goal of reducing carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 17%, compared to the 18% cutback target in the previous five years.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Last month, a bipartisan group of four House members introduced a resolution to keep deficits at 3 percent of gross domestic product or less by 2030.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
The federal debt is now bigger than America’s gross domestic product, a historic anomaly that is poised to get worse.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
For the five years to 2030, Beijing has set a goal of reducing carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 17%, compared to the 18% cutback target in the previous five years.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Last month, a bipartisan group of four House members introduced a resolution to keep deficits at 3 percent of gross domestic product or less by 2030.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2026
The federal debt is now bigger than America’s gross domestic product, a historic anomaly that is poised to get worse.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Gross domestic product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20domestic%20product. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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