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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Economists also say a trade deficit is not inherently harmful and certainly not a threat to national security.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The United States had a substantial trade deficit of $235.6 billion with the bloc in 2024, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The result is a significant trade deficit amounting to almost $300 billion in China’s favor, a gap that Trump wants to close with tariffs.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Netanyahu tells Trump Israel will eliminate trade deficit and barriers with U.S.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House amid reciprocal tariffs uproar, and the president addresses a wide range of questions.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The United States had a substantial trade deficit of $235.6 billion with the bloc in 2024, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The result is a significant trade deficit amounting to almost $300 billion in China’s favor, a gap that Trump wants to close with tariffs.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Netanyahu tells Trump Israel will eliminate trade deficit and barriers with U.S.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House amid reciprocal tariffs uproar, and the president addresses a wide range of questions.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Trade deficit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20deficit. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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