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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

貿易

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōeki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trading/ˈtreɪ.dɪŋ/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"日本は多くの国と貿易を行っています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or activity of buying and selling goods and services on a commercial basis.

    "International trading has increased significantly over the past decade."
  2. 2

    The buying and selling of stocks, bonds, currencies, or commodities on financial markets.

    "He works as a currency trading specialist in downtown London."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'traden', meaning to tread, follow a track or course of action, originating from Old English 'tredan'. By the 16th century, the meaning shifted via Dutch and Low German maritime influences to denote the exchange of goods and commerce, establishing its modern financial and commercial paradigm.

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