dollar gap

dol·lar gap

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dol-er gap]
- /ˈdɒl ər gæp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dol-er gap]
- /ˈdɒl ər gæp/

Definitions of dollar gap words

noun dollar gap the difference, measured in U.S. dollars, between the earnings of a foreign country through sales and investments in the U.S. and the payments made by that country to the U.S. 1
noun dollar gap the difference, measured in US dollars, between a country's receipts or imports from the United States (or dollar area country) and its payments or exports to those countries 0

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Origin of dollar gap

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Dollar gap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dollar gap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dollar gap usage trend in Literature

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