balance-of-payments problem

/ˌbæləns ˌprɑbləm/
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Definitions of balance-of-payments problem
  1. noun
    an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports
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    type of:
    job, problem
    a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
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