🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

貿易

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōeki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trade/treɪd/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"二国間の貿易は大幅に増加しました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of buying and selling goods and services.

    "The trade between the two countries has increased significantly over the past decade."
As verb
  1. 1

    To engage in the exchange of goods or services.

    "They decided to trade their old car for a new one."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'trade' originates from the Old English 'træd', meaning 'a path or track', which evolved through Middle English to refer to the act of exchanging goods and services. Its roots can be traced back to Proto-Germanic *trade, which is related to the concept of a 'trodden path' or 'way'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a physical path to the abstract concept of commerce and exchange.

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