trade gap

trade gap — another name for trade deficit ➔ deficit * * * trade gap UK US noun [C, usually singular] ECONOMICS, COMMERCE, FINANCE ► TRADE DEFICIT(Cf. ↑trade deficit) …   Financial and business terms

trade gap — n ↑trade deficit …   Dictionary of contemporary English

trade gap — trade ,gap noun count a TRADE DEFICIT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

trade gap — trade gaps N COUNT: usu sing If a country imports goods worth more than the value of the goods that it exports, this is referred to as a trade gap …   English dictionary

trade gap — noun the difference in value over a period of time of a country s imports and exports of merchandise a nation s balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports • Syn: ↑balance of trade, ↑trade balance, ↑visible balance •… …   Useful english dictionary

trade gap — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms trade gap : singular trade gap plural trade gaps a trade deficit …   English dictionary

trade gap — /ˈtreɪd gæp/ (say trayd gap) noun the difference between the value of a country s imports and of its exports when the former is a larger figure …   Australian English dictionary

trade gap — noun another term for trade deficit …   English new terms dictionary

trade gap — noun (C) trade deficit …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

trade gap — / treɪd gæp/ noun same as trade deficit …   Dictionary of banking and finance

trade gap — The difference between the value of a nation s imports and the value of its exports. See also balance of payments …   Big dictionary of business and management