gross national product
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gross national product
First recorded in 1945–50
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And entertainment is almost America’s gross national product.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The Independent reported on Thursday that Musk — who purchased the dollar-hemorrhaging microblogging platform for $44 billion earlier this year — has lost more money than the gross national product of Greece.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2022
True gender equality, research from McKinsey & Company has shown, would increase the gross national product in the United States by 26 percent.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2018
However, economic studies show that carbon fee-and-dividend spurs the economy, increases the gross national product, creates millions of jobs and rapidly reduces fossil-fuel use.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
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 "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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