Synonyms and antonyms of International trade in British Thesaurus

balance of payments (noun)

the difference between the amount of money a country pays to foreign countries and the amount it receives from them

balance of trade (noun)

the difference between the value of all the goods a country sells to foreign countries and all the goods it buys from them

blockade (noun)

an official action that is intended to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another

blockade (verb)

to prevent people or goods from moving from one place to another

common market (noun)

an economic organization, usually consisting of several countries, whose aim is to encourage free trade between its members

embargo (noun)

a government order preventing trade with another country

embargo (verb)

to stop trade with another country by means of a government order

export (noun)

the practice or business of selling goods to another country

export (noun)

a product that is sold to another country

export (verb)

economics to send a product to another country so that it can be sold there

export (verb)

to introduce an idea, tradition, or activity into another country

export (adjective)

relating to or used in the sale of goods to another country

exporter (noun)

a person, business, or country that sells goods to another country

fair trade (noun)

the principle of charging a price for goods that does not put producers in developing countries (=poorer countries with less industry) at a disadvantage

free trade (noun)

a system of international trade in which companies do not have to pay high taxes on the goods bought from or sold in other countries

GATT (noun)

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: an international trade agreement and organization replaced by the World Trade Organization

geoblocking (noun)

the practice of restricting access to content or products based on which country a person is in

the ICC (noun)

the International Chamber of Commerce: an international organization of business owners

import (noun)

economics a product from another country, that is bought with money from your country

import (noun)

the process of buying and bringing in products from other countries

import (noun)

relating to imports

import (verb)

economics to buy a product from another country and bring it to your country

importation (noun)

the process of bringing goods into a country in order to sell them

importer (noun)

a person, company, or country that brings goods into their country in order to sell them

introduce (verb)

to bring something such as a plant or animal into a country or environment for the first time

introduction (noun)

the process of bringing something such as a plant or animal into a place or environment for the first time

most favoured nation (noun)

one of the countries that a particular country agrees to give the most advantages to in its international trade

the OECD ()

the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: a group of rich countries that work together to increase world trade

offshore (verb)

to send to or operate in another country, where costs or taxes are lower

open door policy (noun)

a policy of allowing all people and goods to come into a country easily

reimport (verb)

to bring back into your country goods made in other places from materials that originally came from your country

sanction (noun)

an official order to stop communication, trade, etc with a country that has broken international law

terms of trade (noun)

a measurement of a country’s position in international trade, which compares the prices of the goods it sells to other countries with the prices of the goods it buys from other countries

tied aid (noun)

money given to a country or area where people need it, but they have to agree to spend it only on goods and services provided by the country or organization that has given the money

trade agreement (noun)

an agreement between two or more countries on trade between them

trade deficit (noun)

a situation in which a country is buying more things from other countries than it is selling to them

trade gap (noun)

a trade deficit

trade surplus (noun)

a situation in which a country is selling more to other countries than it is buying from them

undeclared (adjective)

undeclared goods are goods that you bring illegally into a country without telling the customs authorities

the World Trade Organization ()

an international organization that controls trade between countries

the WTO ()

the World Trade Organization