trade surplus

noun

finance

: a situation in which a country sells more to other countries than it buys from other countries : the amount of money by which a country's exports are greater than its imports

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Katyal also pointed out that despite the argument that the reciprocal tariffs are being used to address trade deficits, Trump imposed a tariff of 39% on imports from Switzerland, an ally of the U.S., even though the U.S. runs a trade surplus with that nation. —Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025

This year, its merchandise trade surplus is on track to beat the roughly $1 trillion in cars, solar panels and other goods that flooded other markets in 2024. —Christopher Smart, Time, 29 Oct. 2025

But the United States in fact has a trade surplus with Brazil. —Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025

The differing views are caught up in negotiations over the region’s trade surplus against the US due to its chip exports to the country, which could lead to tariffs on such products. —Gina Chon, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for trade surplus

• surplice