trade surplus
noun
finance
: a situation in which a country sells more to other countries than it buys from other countries : the amount of money by which a country's exports are greater than its imports
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Including all goods and services, the U.K. has a trade surplus with the U.S.
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Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
In 2024, the U.S. had a trade surplus with Singapore of $2.8 billion.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Arts and culture exports produce a trade surplus of $21 billion.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
China’s trade surplus grew to $104.8 billion last month, up from $97.4 billion in November.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
In 2024, the U.S. had a trade surplus with Singapore of $2.8 billion.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Arts and culture exports produce a trade surplus of $21 billion.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
China’s trade surplus grew to $104.8 billion last month, up from $97.4 billion in November.
—Reuters, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade surplus
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“Trade surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20surplus. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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