gross domestic product

noun

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

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My trusty spreadsheet compared county-level gross domestic product stats for 2024, the latest available, and 2001, the oldest numbers in the dataset, to identify the Golden State’s hottest business climates. —

Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 Diamonds account for around 80% of Botswana’s exports and a quarter of its gross domestic product, according to the International Monetary Fund. —

ABC News, 8 May 2026 That was reflected in the first lady’s familiar language of gross domestic product growth and shoutouts to the tech billionaires who stand to reap significant financial rewards. —

Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 6 May 2026 More than a quarter of Florida’s gross domestic product came from the real estate industry in 2025. —

Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 May 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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