dollar gap
noun
the difference, measured in U.S. dollars, between the earnings of a foreign country through sales and investments in the U.S. and the payments made by that country to the U.S.
Origin of dollar gap
1First recorded in 1945–50
- Also called dollar shortage, dollar deficit.
Words Nearby dollar gap
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