balance of trade

noun

The difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time.

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Meanings

nounbalance of trade (usually uncountable, plural balances of trade)

plural balances of trade

  1. uncountableusuallybusinessThe difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time.

    Synonyms: trade balance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time.

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trade balance

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise

Similar
trade balancevisible balancetrade gap
Broader
balance
Also see
trade balance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan balança comercial
  • balança comercialdifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Chinese Mandarin 貿易差額 /贸易差额
  • 貿易差額 /贸易差额 (màoyì chā'é)difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Danish handelsbalance
  • handelsbalancedifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Dutch handelsbalans
  • handelsbalansdifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Finnish kauppatase
  • kauppatasedifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
French balance commerciale
  • balance commercialedifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
German Handelsbilanz
  • Handelsbilanzdifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Hindi व्यापार संतुलन, व्यापारतुला
  • व्यापार संतुलन (vyāpār santulan)difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
  • व्यापारतुला (vyāpārtulā)difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Hungarian kereskedelmi mérleg
  • kereskedelmi mérlegdifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Indonesian neraca perdagangan, neraca ekspor-impor
  • neraca perdagangandifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
  • neraca ekspor-impordifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Italian bilancia commerciale
  • bilancia commercialedifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Japanese 貿易収支
  • 貿易収支 (bōeki shūshi)difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Malay imbangan perdagangan
  • imbangan perdagangandifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Norwegian Bokmål handelsbalanse
  • handelsbalansedifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Polish bilans handlowy
  • bilans handlowydifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Romanian balanță comercială
  • balanță comercialădifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Russian торго́вый бала́нс
  • торго́вый бала́нс (torgóvyj baláns)difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Spanish balanza comercial
  • balanza comercialdifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Thai ดุลการค้า
  • ดุลการค้าdifference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
Ukrainian торгове́льний бала́нс
  • торгове́льний бала́нс (torhovélʹnyj baláns)difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time
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