gross national product

American  

noun

1. the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year. GNP

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gross national product British  

noun

1.  GNP.  the total value of all final goods and services produced annually by a nation

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Etymology

Origin of gross national product

First recorded in 1945–50

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• gross domestic product vs. gross national product

Example Sentences

She looked intrigued, which was new, because Katie usually walks around with this distracted expression on her face, like she’s busy figuring the square root of the prime number closest to the gross national product.

From Literature

An analysis issued last year by the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce estimated that the company provided nearly 13,000 jobs in the province and $4.6 billion to its gross national product.

From New York Times

If gross national product was shared equally, every man, woman and child would receive about $70,000.

From Washington Post

“Our gross national product, now, is over $800 billion a year,” he said.

From New York Times

The heavyweights might demand to use oxygen between rounds, and Alvarez might refuse to fight unless he is made king of Mexico, with a percentage of the country’s gross national product.

From Los Angeles Times