Phrase guide

trade deficit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A negative balance of trade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an excess of imports over exports

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: deficit

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 逆差 (nìchā) — negative balance of trade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貿易赤字 /贸易赤字 (màoyì chìzì) — negative balance of trade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 入超 (rùchāo) — negative balance of trade
  • Dutch: handelstekort — negative balance of trade
  • Finnish: kauppavaje — negative balance of trade
  • French: déficit commercial — negative balance of trade
  • Georgian: სავაჭრო დეფიციტი (savač̣ro depiciṭi) — negative balance of trade
  • Georgian: სავაჭრო ბალანსის უარყოფითი სალდო (savač̣ro balansis uarq̇opiti saldo) — negative balance of trade
  • German: Handelsdefizit — negative balance of trade
  • Hungarian: kereskedelmi hiány — negative balance of trade
  • Indonesian: beban defisit — negative balance of trade
  • Interlingua: deficit commercial — negative balance of trade
  • Italian: disavanzo commerciale — negative balance of trade
  • Japanese: 貿易赤字 (bōeki akaji) — negative balance of trade
  • Japanese: 入超 (nyūchō) — negative balance of trade
  • Japanese: 貿易欠損 (bōeki kesson) — negative balance of trade
  • Kazakh: сауда тапшылығы (sauda tapşylyğy) — negative balance of trade
  • Norwegian: handelsunderskudd — negative balance of trade
  • Portuguese: déficit comercial — negative balance of trade
  • Romanian: deficit comercial — negative balance of trade
  • Russian: торго́вый дефици́т (torgóvyj deficít) — negative balance of trade
  • Spanish: déficit comercial — negative balance of trade
  • Spanish: déficit mercantil — negative balance of trade
  • Swedish: handelsunderskott — negative balance of trade