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national trading policy

national trading policy

5.6
Rules a government makes about buying and selling goods with other countries
  • noun
  • Formal
translation icon : política comercial nacional
  • The new government prioritized reforming the national trading policy to encourage exports and attract investment.

Examples

  • Critics argue that the current national trading policy puts local farmers at a disadvantage.

  • A country's national trading policy often reflects its economic priorities and political alliances.

  • The new national trading policy aims to boost exports.

  • Many experts support the updated national trading policy.

  • A country's national trading policy often reflects its economic priorities and political alliances.

  • Critics argue that the current national trading policy puts local farmers at a disadvantage.

  • The new government prioritized reforming the national trading policy to encourage exports and attract investment.

Synonyms

trade policy
vsnational trading policy
28 3.2

Government rules about buying and selling goods and services with other countries

is the same in meaning but does not stress official wording

Antonyms

57 3.5

Buying and selling between countries without government taxes or limits

How Protectionist

trade embargo
  • Formal
7 5.9
protectionism
17 7.0
national trading policy
  • Formal
5.6
trade policy
28 3.2
free trade
57 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

national + trading + policy

Each constituent contributes directly to the overall meaning: 'national' (country-level), 'trading' (exchange of goods), and 'policy' (a guiding plan), so the phrase transparently denotes a government's plan regarding trade. This is a regular modifier+noun composition that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

National trading policy comes from the simple image of a country as a shopkeeper: the word national is the country, trading is buying and selling, and policy are the rules the shopkeeper sets about who can trade. So, it means 'regulating and controlling trade with foreign countries'.