trade
noun
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
has been trading
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present perfect progressiveof trade (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It has been trading lower than its original $135 per share debut price for the last several weeks.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Despite that jump, Palantir has been trading right around its 50-day moving average of $150.50 for much of March, failing to reclaim the 200-day line of $163.30 since closing below that level on Jan. 28.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Naomi Spittles, 32, from Lincoln, has been trading for eight years and was recently asked to provide 200 balloons for a memorial, but turned the order down.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
The precious metal has been trading like a meme stock in recent weeks, attracting some traders hoping to cash in on wild swings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
You see, a tough outfit has been trading up here for years from down the coast; and before that the Russians were here—and they didn't put in most of their time building churches.
From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
