trade
noun
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
traded
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past participleof trade.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof trade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tradenounthe act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
Example Sentences
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For example, if the S&P 500 traded at a 19.3 P/E ratio and earnings dropped back to $356, the index would trade around 6,870.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The yellow metal traded at around $4,360 a troy ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Leonard, a seven-time all-star forward and Southern California native, was traded back to the Toronto Raptors this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
These days, the goal is to get traded, retain Bird rights and maximize earnings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Each of the flanking booths had a small pile of onions on it, and two thick packages wrapped in cloth sat on Mama’s cart, probably fish she had traded onions for.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
