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noun
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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Origin of trading post
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Words nearby trading post
trade wind, trade winds, trading card, trading estate, trading floor, trading post, trading stamp, tradition, traditional, traditionalism, traditionalize
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How to use trading post in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for trading post
trading post
noun
a general store established by a trader in an unsettled or thinly populated region
stock exchange a booth or location on an exchange floor at which a particular security is traded
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