dollar gap

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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.

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Also called dollar shortage, dollar deficit.

Origin of dollar gap

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby dollar gap

dollarbird, dollar day, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, dollar diplomacy, dollarfish, dollar gap, dollarization, dollars-and-cents, dollar sign, dollarspot, dollars to doughnuts, it's

How to use dollar gap in a sentence

In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
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It was a very faithful homage to a Six Million Dollar Man episode.
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But most of this gap, say the researchers who carried out the study, is due to discrimination.
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Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
Christie Blames Parents for Bad Economy|Monica Potts|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Neither could her three-week, multi-thousand dollar stay, which was supposed to be a recovery period.
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The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
At that time, the postage on letters from that region was very high, sometimes as much as fifty or sixty cents, or even a dollar.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
In the metal of the tenor several coins are visible, one being a Spanish dollar of 1742.
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It stands at one extreme of our currency, with a dollar of gold set aside behind each dollar of paper.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Not a dollar did he possess—not even did he have a suit of clothes any more, and wore every day his corduroys.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux