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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tradingnoun

    buying or selling securities or commodities

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  1. trading

    Trading refers to the process of buying, selling, or exchanging goods, services, commodities, securities or other assets between parties. This can occur through various mediums such as physical marketplaces or digital platforms. The transactions in trading are often facilitated through a legal agreement and can involve intermediaries such as brokers or traders. The objective is typically to make a profit, either through capital gains on investments or by earning income through sales.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trading

    of Trade

  2. Tradingadjective

    carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade; as, a trading company

  3. Tradingadjective

    frequented by traders

  4. Tradingadjective

    venal; corrupt; jobbing; as, a trading politician

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'trading' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2667

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'trading' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3000

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'trading' in Nouns Frequency: #1143

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trading in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trading in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of trading in a Sentence

  1. Jill Biden:

    Who are they asking to pay for it ? Middle class families like you, and the neighborhood I grew up in. Trading Medicare and Medicaid for tax breaks ? How is that going to help the people in this room or most of the people you live with ? How is that going to help this country ?

  2. Theresa May:

    Our trade and investment relationship is unrivalled – we are the largest investors in each other's economies, this week we have an opportunity to deepen this unique trading relationship and begin discussions about how we will forge a strengthened, ambitious and future-proof trade partnership.

  3. Gavin Parry:

    Nikkei futures tested 20,000 points, but cash is still knocking its head against that resistance level, this morning's trading is largely directionless because of the U.S. holiday and most people are watching the yen closely to see if it tests the 123 handle again.

  4. Kurt Brunner:

    We're still in a period of searching, you have more people taking advantage of upside. But we're in for some sloppy trading and I don't think it's over today. I don't think it's a straight shot up.

  5. Barstool Sports:

    Either @RobinhoodApp allows free trading or it's the end of Robinhood. Period.

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