board of trade

American  

noun

1. an association of business people.

2. Board of Trade, (in England) the national ministry that supervises and encourages commerce and industry.

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Board of Trade ¹ British  

noun

1. (in the United Kingdom) a ministry within the Department of Trade: responsible for the supervision of commerce and the promotion of export trade

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board of trade ² British  

noun

1. another name for a chamber of commerce

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Etymology

Origin of board of trade

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

After top US economic officials held talks with their Chinese counterparts in Paris last weekend, US trade envoy Jamieson Greer said both sides discussed creating a "US-China Board of Trade."

From Barron's

They opened for dealing in the pits of the Kansas City Board of Trade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most-active soybean futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade are up 2.4% to roughly $10.92 a bushel, the highest level in nearly two months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nicholson’s father was a floor trader in the Treasury bond futures pit at the Chicago Board of Trade.

From Barron's

Nicholson’s father was a floor trader in the Treasury bond futures pit at the Chicago Board of Trade.

From Barron's