trade
noun
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
are trading
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present progressiveof trade.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Tesla shares are trading lower on Friday, as a much-hyped robotaxi event appears to have fallen flat.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Some people are trading in and out of these, trying to time the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Shares are trading at 14x those 2027 estimated figures and 10x bullish 2028 expectations, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
From L.A. to Alabama, dozens of former NFL players are trading traditional retirement for coaching high school football, giving back to the next generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
He says now Patrice Lumumba and the other elected Congolese are trading chickens and eggs to set up a government that everybody in the parliament will go along with.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
