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trade surplus

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A positive balance of trade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 貿易順差 /贸易顺差 (màoyì shùnchā) — positive balance of trade
  • Finnish: ulkomaankaupan ylijäämä — positive balance of trade
  • French: excédent commercial — positive balance of trade
  • Georgian: სავაჭრო ბალანსის დადებითი სალდო (savač̣ro balansis dadebiti saldo) — positive balance of trade
  • German: Handelsüberschuss — positive balance of trade
  • Hungarian: kereskedelmi többlet — positive balance of trade
  • Japanese: 貿易黒字 — positive balance of trade
  • Russian: положи́тельное са́льдо торго́вого бала́нса (položítelʹnoje sálʹdo torgóvovo balánsa) — positive balance of trade
  • Russian: торго́вый профици́т (torgóvyj proficít) — positive balance of trade
  • Spanish: superávit comercial — positive balance of trade
  • Swedish: handelsöverskott — positive balance of trade