gross domestic product

noun

: the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad

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As health secretary, Streeting had been tasked with overhauling Britain’s creaking National Health Service (NHS), which has eaten up a long-increasing share of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). —

Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Tourism makes up nearly 8% of Vietnam's gross domestic product — the nation's total output of goods and services — so that affects the entire economy. —

ABC News, 11 May 2026 My trusty spreadsheet compared county-level gross domestic product stats for 2024, the latest available, and 2001, the oldest numbers in the dataset, to identify the Golden State’s hottest business climates. —

Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 That was reflected in the first lady’s familiar language of gross domestic product growth and shoutouts to the tech billionaires who stand to reap significant financial rewards. —

Randi Weingarten, Fortune, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gross domestic product

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First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gross domestic product was in 1951

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“Gross domestic product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20domestic%20product. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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