bilateral trade

noun

a system of trading between two countries in which each country attempts to balance its trade with that of the other

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How to use bilateral trade in a sentence

In theory, this will boost Chinese purchasing power and thus bilateral trade.
Biden Hits Beijing | Melinda Liu | August 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Bilateral clearing units arise from bilateral trade and payments agreements with about thirty noncommunist trading partners.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Socialist bilateral units arise from bilateral trade agreements with other communist countries.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

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