gross domestic product

noun

: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad

Examples of gross domestic product in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Exports and inventories data a day earlier will give economists reference material to fine-tune their gross domestic product estimates. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024 As a fraction of the entire economy over the next 75 years, the Social Security funding gap is tiny: just 1.2 percent of gross domestic product. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 31 May 2024 The eurozone has shown no significant increase in gross domestic product in four years. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 May 2024 The economy grew at a lower-than-expected 1.6% rate in the first quarter of 2024, according to the most recent gross domestic product data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Christopher Decker, The Conversation, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for gross domestic product 

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Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gross domestic product was in 1951

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“Gross domestic product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20domestic%20product. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.

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