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noun
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.
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Origin of balance of payments

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby balance of payments

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Words related to balance of payments

balance of trade, bop, trade balance, trade deficit, trade gap

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British Dictionary definitions for balance of payments

balance of payments
noun
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
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Cultural definitions for balance of payments

balance of payments

The relationship between the payments made by one nation to all other nations and its receipts from all other nations.

notes for balance of payments

A nation whose payments exceed its receipts is said to be running an unfavorable balance of payments, which can affect the value of its currency in foreign countries. (See foreign exchange.)
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