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Definition of balance of payments noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

balance of payments

noun

/ˌbæləns əv ˈpeɪmənts/

/ˌbæləns əv ˈpeɪmənts/

[singular]

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the difference between the amount a country pays for imports and the amount it receives for exports in a particular period of time
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