(also ˈtrade balance ) noun
[ sing. ] the difference in value between imports and exports :
a balance-of-trade deficit (= when a country spends more on imports than it earns from exports)
(also ˈtrade balance ) noun
[ sing. ] the difference in value between imports and exports :
a balance-of-trade deficit (= when a country spends more on imports than it earns from exports)
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005