trade surplus

noun

A positive balance of trade.

Meanings

nountrade surplus (plural trade surpluses)

plural trade surpluses

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 貿易順差 /贸易顺差
  • 貿易順差 /贸易顺差 (màoyì shùnchā)positive balance of trade
Finnish ulkomaankaupan ylijäämä
  • ulkomaankaupan ylijäämäpositive balance of trade
French excédent commercial
  • excédent commercialpositive balance of trade
German Handelsüberschuss
  • Handelsüberschusspositive balance of trade
Hungarian kereskedelmi többlet
  • kereskedelmi többletpositive balance of trade
Japanese 貿易黒字
  • 貿易黒字positive balance of trade
Russian положи́тельное са́льдо торго́вого бала́нса, торго́вый профици́т
  • положи́тельное са́льдо торго́вого бала́нса (položítelʹnoje sálʹdo torgóvovo balánsa)positive balance of trade
  • торго́вый профици́т (torgóvyj proficít)positive balance of trade
Spanish superávit comercial
  • superávit comercialpositive balance of trade
Swedish handelsöverskott
  • handelsöverskottpositive balance of trade
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APA

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MLA

“trade surplus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20surplus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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