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the WTO

 
 
noun

Definition

abbreviation for World Trade Organization: an official organization that deals with agreements for buying and selling goods and services between countries: The WTO wants to improve market access to the advanced economies for goods from least-developed countries.
(Definition of the WTO noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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