the amount of goods and services that a country imports, minus the goods and services that it exports *in a calendar year*. In 1999 Japan exported much more than it imported, so it had a trade surplus. The same year, the United States imported more than it exported, and therefore had a large trade deficit.
While Japan had a trade surplus and the USA had a trade deficit, both had something called a trade balance, which was negative for the USA and positive for Japan.
While Japan had a trade surplus and the USA had a trade deficit, both had something called a trade balance, which was negative for the USA and positive for Japan.
During economic downturns, political leaders become very concerned if their country is running a trade deficit, because it means that jobs are being lost to business overseas.
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A much-debated psychological disorder characterized by a constant need to switch activities and/or hyperactivity.
Contrary to popular belief, ADD is a real disorder, and there are people who actually benefit from ritalin. Unfortunately, a lot of normal people with short attention spans claim to have ADD in order to attract sympathy. A good way to differentiate someone with ADD: people with ADD can't sit still for long even when they're doing something they like, they constantly fidget with their hands (I mean CONSTANTLY), and they don't go around telling everyone they meet that they have ADD.
A much-debated psychological disorder characterized by a constant need to switch activities and/or hyperactivity.
Contrary to popular belief, ADD is a real disorder, and there are people who actually benefit from ritalin. Unfortunately, a lot of normal people with short attention spans claim to have ADD in order to attract sympathy. A good way to differentiate someone with ADD: people with ADD can't sit still for long even when they're doing something they like, they constantly fidget with their hands (I mean CONSTANTLY), and they don't go around telling everyone they meet that they have ADD.
Person with short attention span: "Hey, show me some respect! I have ADD, you know!"
Person with ADD: "Sorry, I'm getting kind of bored already. I guess I just have a short attention span."
Person with ADD: "Sorry, I'm getting kind of bored already. I guess I just have a short attention span."
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Get the defiantly mug.N. 1) A device found in most places of business that prevents you from lying later. 2) A word paramedics use to say goodbye. Usually cheesy.
1) After his third and most fetal lie, Timmy had to use a defibrillator to make sure it never happened again.
2) "I'll defibr-u-later!!" "*sigh*"
2) "I'll defibr-u-later!!" "*sigh*"
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Get the Defibrillator mug.The drama-queen was so drunk last night that she didn't know what she had said and done. When we told her, she ran into a corner and started self-deficating. Sadly, her act of self-deficating only made her more embarrassed, and she self-deficated again. It was a vicious and smelly circle she got herself into.
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Get the definately mug.When a man goes an extremely long time without getting laid and/or is a virgin, he will have a cuddle deficit: a strong desire to be cuddled which often causes clueless women to presume that constant cuddling will always happen.
Such women should beware: once the cuddle deficit is filled, he will go right back to normal male anti-cuddle behavior. Don't be fooled!
Such women should beware: once the cuddle deficit is filled, he will go right back to normal male anti-cuddle behavior. Don't be fooled!
Girl: We used to cuddle and talk all night long! Now my boyfriend just wants to play videogames.
Wise boy: Dude just had a massive cuddle deficit. Get over it.
Wise boy: Dude just had a massive cuddle deficit. Get over it.
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