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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The 80-year-old former reality TV star has previously traded barbs with Meghan on a number of occasions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
It is now being held by the Bank of England, where the precious metal can be traded more easily "in a crisis situation".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The DNB bank said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nearly $13.7 billion in perpetual futures have been traded on Kalshi in the past 3 weeks — which is “nearly twice the volume of the entire month of July,” a spokeswoman says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Instead, the two sides skirmished along the border, as Syngman Rhee and Kim Il-Sung traded insults and accusations of aggression.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
