balance of current payments
1balance of international payments — noun a system of recording all of a country s economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year (Freq. 1) a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out • Syn: ↑balance of payments… …
2Balance of payments accounts of Japan (1960–90) — In its balance of payments accounts, Japan has traditionally run a deficit in services. Trade in services includes transportation (freight and passenger fares), insurance, travel expenditures, royalties, licensing fees, and income from… …
3current account — noun 1. that part of the balance of payments recording a nation s exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments • Hypernyms: ↑accounting • Part Holonyms: ↑balance of payments, ↑balance of international payments 2. a bank account …
4balance of payments — noun a system of recording all of a country s economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year (Freq. 1) a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out • Syn: ↑balance of… …
5Balance transfer — A balance transfer is the act of transferring debt from one credit card to another assuming the newer card has better terms and rates. The balance transfer offer consists of three elements: offer rate, offer duration, and transaction fee . There… …
6balance of payments current account — ➔ account1 * * * balance of payments current account UK US noun [singular] (also external account) ► ECONOMICS a record of the movement of money into and out of a country from trade in goods and services: »The Reserve Bank Governor is reported to …
7Balance of payments — In economics, the balance of payments, (or BOP) measures the payments that flow between any individual country and all other countries. It is used to summarize all international economic transactions for that country during a specific time period …
8Current account — This article is about the macroeconomic current account. For day to day bank accounts, see Current account (banking). Cumulative Current Account Balance 1980–2008 (US$ Billions) based on the International Monetary Fund data In economics, the… …
9Balance of trade — Cumulative Current Account Balance 1980–2008 based on the International Monetary Fund data …
10current account — net flow of goods, services, and unilateral transactions (gifts) between countries. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The part of the balance of payments which is due to trade flows. It can be broken down into visibles, which are physical goods… …
