trade
noun
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
have been trading
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present perfect progressiveof trade.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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Not only has the Netflix roast caused a stir among viewers, but the comedians who participated also have been trading slights in recent weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Stocks of publicly traded BDCs have been trading at discounts since last fall because of fears of mounting losses, especially in loans to software companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Both have been trading at mid-teens multiples of their expected earnings for more than a year, versus single-digit multiples as recently as 2022.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Senate Democrats and the White House have been trading offers to end the partial shutdown, but so far there’s been no resolution.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
I have been trading with him twenty—thirty years now.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad
