"most favored nation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: most favored nations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} most favored nation (plural most favored nations)
  1. (trade, diplomacy) A nation accorded a certain level of treatment in international trade. When a nation A is a most favored nation of another nation, B, then B undertakes not to treat A any less favorably (in terms of taxes, exports, etc.) than any of B's other most favored nations. Wikipedia link: most favored nation Categories (topical): Diplomacy Synonyms: MFN, most favoured nation Related terms: normalised trade relations, normalized trade relations, normal trade relations, trade, trade relations Coordinate_terms: permanent normalised trade relations, permanent normalized trade relations, permanent normal trade relations, PNTR Translations (most favored nation): a legnagyobb kedvezmény elve (Hungarian), 최혜국 (choehyeguk) (Korean), klauzula największego uprzywilejowania [feminine] (Polish), mest-gynnad-nation (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-most_favored_nation-en-noun-BF94ya2n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: diplomacy, government, politics

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