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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That would occur when the value of a country’s imports far exceeds that of exports, also referred to as a trade deficit.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
For instance, a different statute does allow the president to increase tariffs by 15% when there is a serious trade deficit, but only for 150 days.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
In fact, Trump’s gripes with Beijing were mostly limited to the amount of goods China purchased from the United States, and so much of his attention was spent on direct negotiations with Xi that tried to address the trade deficit.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Trump insists that trillions in new investment are flowing in, the trade deficit is shrinking, and the nation is flush enough to consider mailing out checks.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
For instance, a different statute does allow the president to increase tariffs by 15% when there is a serious trade deficit, but only for 150 days.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
In fact, Trump’s gripes with Beijing were mostly limited to the amount of goods China purchased from the United States, and so much of his attention was spent on direct negotiations with Xi that tried to address the trade deficit.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Trump insists that trillions in new investment are flowing in, the trade deficit is shrinking, and the nation is flush enough to consider mailing out checks.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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