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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They have traded the lush tree-lined avenues of central Delhi for rows of nearly identical concrete blocks, with open fields stretching beyond.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Cryptocurrencies are digital assets traded on exchanges such as Binance.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Last week, they traded eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle, and dealt star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner back to San Francisco, the team that drafted him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
But then publicly traded tech firms reported earnings—and markets got a reality check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
They exchanged members, hunted together, traded rare luxuries, cemented political alliances and celebrated religious festivals.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
