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trade reference

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noun

  1. a reference in which one trader gives his opinion as to the creditworthiness of another trader in the same trade, esp to a supplier

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In the chapter on the monopolies in trade, reference was made to the fact that the competition among purchasers tends to keep prices up, just as competition among sellers tends to keep them down.

From Monopolies and the People by Baker, Charles Whiting

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