Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compensation trade

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: com-pen-sa-tion -trade
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of countertrade in which an investor is paid back by a share of the proceeds or results generated by the goods and services that the investor provided.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Among the most important of these were export processing and compensation trade."
"But in the case of one category of investment, direct compensation trade (p. 137), the investment takes the form of productive capital, i.e. machinery and equipment."
"Incentives for using compensation trade include tax advantages, flexibility in structuring the agreement, and no involvement for the foreign party in labour issues."
"Why did E-S Pacific choose the joint-venture formula over compensation trade?"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does compensation trade mean?: A form of countertrade in which an investor is paid back by a share of the proceeds or results generated by the goods and services that the investor provided.

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