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most favored nation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A nation accorded a certain level of treatment in international trade. When a nation A is a most favored nation of another nation, B, then B undertakes not to treat A any less favorably (in terms of taxes, exports, etc.) than any of B's other most favored nations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, diplomacy, finance, government, politics, trading

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 最惠國 /最惠国 (zuìhuìguó) — most favored nation
  • Hungarian: a legnagyobb kedvezmény elve — most favored nation
  • Korean: 최혜국 (choehyeguk) — most favored nation
  • Polish: klauzula największego uprzywilejowania — most favored nation
  • Swedish: mest-gynnad-nation — most favored nation