noun
a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas
• Syn: ↑GATT
• Hypernyms: ↑United Nations agency, ↑UN agency
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an international organization formed in 1948 to establish common rules governing tariffs and to eliminate restrictive trade practices. Abbr.: GATT
Useful english dictionary. 2012.