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trade deficit

noun [C]
 
 
(also trade gap) specialized

Definition

a situation in which the value of goods a country imports (= buys from other countries) is greater than the value of goods it exports (= sells to other countries), or the size of this differenceProfits and losses
(Definition of trade deficit noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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