trading post
Americannoun
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a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
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post.
noun
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a general store established by a trader in an unsettled or thinly populated region
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stock exchange a booth or location on an exchange floor at which a particular security is traded
Etymology
Origin of trading post
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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On the final night, on the frozen shores of the Hudson Bay, they set up camp next to an abandoned trading post as the ice crackled beneath them while the northern lights danced above.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The quirky brainchild of Jason Woliner and Eric Notoranicola, ‘The Man in the Tuskhut’ is an immersive L.A. experience about a hermit living in an Arctic trading post.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Born in Nebraska and raised in South Dakota, Leahy worked in his youth as a cowhand, a soda jerk and a clerk in a trading post.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Myawaddy, in Kayin state, is opposite the Thai district of Mae Sot in Tak province and is connected by two bridges across the Moei River It is Myanmar’s most active trading post with Thailand.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024
If the map had been made many years before and not updated, then the river might have changed direction, might not even go by the trading post any longer.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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