trade on

verb

traded on; trading on; trades on

transitive verb

: to take often unscrupulous advantage of : exploit

… traded on their influence … in securing special favors.

—T. C. Pease

Examples of trade on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trading on headlines Still, professionals on Wall Street are gearing up to trade on every headline coming out of the trial. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Its shares trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Standard Market, as well as the Nagoya Stock Exchange’s Main Market. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Defender says that one thing that will never change is the identity of the brand itself, which for decades has traded on its rugged credibility. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026

Money managers overseeing more than $100 million in US equities have to file a 13F form within 45 days of the end of each quarter to list their holdings in stocks that trade on US exchanges. — Janet Lorin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for trade on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon