balance of payments
noun/ˌbæləns əv ˈpeɪmənts/
/ˌbæləns əv ˈpeɪmənts/
[singular]- the difference between the amount a country pays for imports and the amount it receives for exports in a particular period of timeOxford Collocations DictionaryBalance of payments is used before these nouns:
- deficit
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