gross national product

noun

: the total value of the goods and services produced by the residents of a nation during a specified period (such as a year)

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But if history is any guide, expanding gross national product is also unlikely to be a panacea. Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024 Here’s a fact to consider: the American health care system is a $4.5 trillion industry (and counting), around the size of Italy’s entire gross national product. David Weill, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024 Some economists list the net worth of these corporations as being more than the gross national product of many European nations. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024 Advertisement Remittances to Mexico — almost all from the United States — have more than doubled during the last decade, totaling a record $58.5 billion in 2022, or 4.32% of the country’s gross national product, according to the World Bank. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for gross national product 

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First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gross national product was in 1923

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“Gross national product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20national%20product. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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gross national product

noun
: the total value of the goods and services produced in a nation during a year

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gross national product

noun
: the total value of the goods and services produced by the residents of a nation during a specified period (as a year)

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