trade surplus — trade surpluses N COUNT If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports. [BUSINESS] The country s trade surplus widened to 16.5 billion dollars … English dictionary
trade surplus — n technical the amount by which the value of the goods that a country sells to other countries is more than the value of the goods it buys from them … Dictionary of contemporary English
trade surplus — noun count a situation where a country is selling more to other countries than it is buying from other countries … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trade surplus — ► NOUN ▪ the amount by which the value of a country s exports exceeds the cost of its imports … English terms dictionary
trade surplus — A nation s excess of exports over imports during a given time frame. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * trade surplus trade surplus ➔ surplus1 * * * trade surplus UK US noun [C, usually singular] ECONOMICS, COMMERCE, FINANCE ► a situation in… … Financial and business terms
Trade Surplus — An economic measure of a positive balance of trade, where a country s exports exceeds its imports. A trade surplus represents a net inflow of domestic currency from foreign markets, and is the opposite of a trade deficit, which would represent a… … Investment dictionary
trade surplus — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms trade surplus : singular trade surplus plural trade surpluses economics a situation in which a country is selling more to other countries than it is buying from them … English dictionary
trade surplus — /treɪd sʒmpləs/ noun the difference in value between a country’s high exports and lower imports ▪▪▪ ‘Brazil’s trade surplus is vulnerable both to a slowdown in the American economy and a pick up in its own’ [Economist] … Dictionary of banking and finance
trade surplus — noun A positive balance of trade. Ant: trade deficit … Wiktionary
trade surplus — difference between the value of goods imported and exported … English contemporary dictionary
