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balance of payments

noun
🔊/ˌbæləns əv ˈpeɪmənts/
🔊/ˌbæləns əv ˈpeɪmənts/
[singular]
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  1. the difference between the amount a country pays for imports and the amount it receives for exports in a particular period of time国际收支差额（一国在某时期的进出口差额）
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBalance of payments is used before these nouns:
    • deficit
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