Definition the situation when a country imports more than it exports and so pays out more in foreign currency that it earns Reference Collin & Joliffe,Dict.of Accounting,Collin Publ.,1992
Definition the balance of trade is adverse,passive or unfavourable when the value of a country's visible imports exceeds that of visible exports Reference BTM
Definition solde négatif de la balance commerciale au sens strict du terme, dû à la valeur excessive des importations relativement à la valeur des exportations de biens Reference Kissas,C.,Termin.des marchés financiers,1990