gross domestic product

noun

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

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What happens is, the gross domestic product, the GDP of the country grows. —

CBS News, 14 June 2026 Russia’s population was more than three times that of Ukraine, its military four times larger and gross domestic product 10 times bigger. —

Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Uruguay, with a population equivalent to San Diego County and a gross domestic product that ranks 80th globally, can reach the semifinals. —

Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026 The island of Manhattan, home base for many of America’s financial and corporate powerhouses including Wall Street, had a gross domestic product of just over $1 trillion in 2024. —

Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 June 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 18 Jun. 2026.

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