uk balance of payments
1balance of payments capital account — ➔ account1 * * * balance of payments capital account UK US noun [singular] ► ECONOMICS a record of the capital investment that has moved money into and out of a country: »The inter country flows of capital are recorded in the balance of payments… …
2balance 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 …
3balance of payments deficit — ➔ deficit …
4balance of payments surplus — ➔ surplus1 …
5balance of payments — ► balance of payments the difference in total value between payments into and out of a country over a period. Main Entry: ↑balance …
6balance of payments — n [singular] the difference between what a country spends in order to buy goods and services abroad, and the money it earns selling goods and services abroad …
7balance of payments — noun singular the difference between the amount of money a country pays to foreign countries and the amount it receives from them …
8Balance 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 …
9balance 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… …
10balance of payments — the difference between a nation s total payments to foreign countries, including movements of capital and gold, investments, tourist spending, etc., and its total receipts from foreign countries. [1835 45] * * * Systematic record of all economic… …
