trading company
noun
a business that delivers products to consumers or other businesses, but does not manufacture them.
trading companies
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pluralof trading company.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The work has dragged on for years, hampered in part by smaller countries wary of losing the power over their financial sectors that helps them attract investment and trading companies to their own territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Hong Kong trading companies procure tech parts that have been found in Shahed drones and ballistic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
These stocks make up more than half of Berkshire’s equity portfolio, and Abel put Berkshire’s stakes in five Japanese trading companies worth $35 billion in the same bucket.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
Still, with more American buyers demanding this type of transparency, Chinese trading companies have to play ball or risk losing business, lawyers say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
The mercantile habits of trading companies render them incapable of consulting their true interests when they become sovereigns, 264.
From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Germain Garnier
