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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National security is not the primary goal of these tariffs, which are sold and justified legally on the theory of shrinking the U.S. trade deficit.
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The Editors, National Review, 14 May 2025
When Judge Gary Katzmann, an Obama appointee, asked Schwab to name the best case supporting his argument that a trade deficit is neither unusual nor extraordinary, for example, Schwab was unable to do so.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2025
Running a trade deficit is nothing new for the United States.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Its gaping trade deficit stems not from maliciously unequal trade but from the fact that garment manufacturing forms a significant part of its economy.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 14 May 2025
When Judge Gary Katzmann, an Obama appointee, asked Schwab to name the best case supporting his argument that a trade deficit is neither unusual nor extraordinary, for example, Schwab was unable to do so.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 13 May 2025
Running a trade deficit is nothing new for the United States.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Its gaping trade deficit stems not from maliciously unequal trade but from the fact that garment manufacturing forms a significant part of its economy.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 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 22 May. 2025.
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