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trading company

American  
[trayd-ing kuhm-puh-nee] / ˈtreɪd ɪŋ ˈkʌm pə ni /

noun

trading companies plural
  1. a business that delivers products to consumers or other businesses, but does not manufacture them.


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It also happened to staff at energy trading company Enron, which, in the comparatively innocent days of 2002, was briefly the world’s biggest and most spectacular bankruptcy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The Japanese trading company expects net income to rise 37% next FY, raising its dividend forecast by 14%, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

The gold trading company has paid him £226,200 for promotional work, according to the MPs register of interests.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Energy trading company Vitol said this week that it is pushing back its expectations for oil’s peak to the mid-2030s.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

A thirty-year-old engineer with a degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Semyonov worked for a Soviet trading company based in New York.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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