trade deficit
noun
finance
: a situation in which a country buys more from other countries than it sells to other countries : the amount of money by which a country's imports are greater than its exports
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The Trump administration has defended the tariffs by arguing that the emergency-powers law gives the president the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies and that the country's longtime trade deficit qualifies as a national emergency.
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Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The administration continues to defend its use of tariffs by arguing that emergency powers give the president the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies, and officials have argued that the country's trade deficit qualifies as a national emergency.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Japan's trade deficit stood at 637.6 billion yen in May, smaller than the 892.9 billion yen deficit expected by the Reuters poll.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 June 2025
That doesn’t necessarily mean Trump’s plan to rebalance the trade deficit with China is working, though.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
The administration continues to defend its use of tariffs by arguing that emergency powers give the president the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies, and officials have argued that the country's trade deficit qualifies as a national emergency.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Japan's trade deficit stood at 637.6 billion yen in May, smaller than the 892.9 billion yen deficit expected by the Reuters poll.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 June 2025
That doesn’t necessarily mean Trump’s plan to rebalance the trade deficit with China is working, though.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade deficit
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“Trade deficit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20deficit. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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