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balance of payments

balance of payments
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈbæ.ləns əv ˈpeɪ.mənts/
    • /ˈbæ.ləns əv ˈpeɪ.mənts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈbæ.ləns əv ˈpeɪ.mənts/

Definitions of balance of payments words

  • countable noun balance of payments A country's balance of payments is the difference, over a period of time, between the payments it makes to other countries for imports and the payments it receives from other countries for exports. 3
  • noun balance of payments the difference over a given time between total payments to foreign nations, arising from imports of goods and services and transfers abroad of capital, interest, grants, etc, and total receipts from foreign nations, arising from exports of goods and services and transfers from abroad of capital, interest, grants, etc 3
  • noun balance of payments A country's balance of payments is the difference, over a period of time, between the payments it makes to other countries for imports and the payments it receives from other countries for exports. 3
  • noun balance of payments the difference between a nation's total payments to foreign countries, including movements of capital and gold, investments, tourist spending, etc., and its total receipts from foreign countries. 1
  • noun balance of payments law: difference between payments to foreign nations 1
  • noun balance of payments A measure of all flows of money into and out of a country including payments for goods and services and capital flows. 0
See all 7 definitions of balance of payments

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Origin of balance of payments

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Balance of payments

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Balance of payments

balance of payments popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for balance of payments

noun balance of payments

  • bop — A bop is a dance.
  • balance of trade — A country's balance of trade is the difference in value, over a period of time, between the goods it imports and the goods it exports.
  • trade balance — balance of trade.
  • trade deficit — A trade deficit is a situation in which a country imports goods worth more than the value of the goods that it exports.
  • trade gap — difference in value between nation's imports and exports
All 5 Synonyms of balance of payments

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