🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

외국 무역

Pronunciation / Transliteration: oeguk muyeok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Foreign Trade/ˈfɔːr.ɪn treɪd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"외국 무역은 국가 경제에 필수적입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The exchange of goods and services between countries.

    "The country's economy heavily relies on foreign trade to sustain its growth."
  2. 2

    The import and export of goods and services across international borders.

    "Foreign trade agreements can significantly impact local markets."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'foreign trade' combines 'foreign', derived from the Latin 'foris' meaning 'outside', and 'trade', which comes from the Old English 'trædian', meaning 'to tread or to walk'. The phrase has evolved to denote the exchange of goods and services between countries, reflecting the globalization of economies.

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