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

On June 12, 2026, Elon Musk became the first trillionaire in history when SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq in the largest public offering ever recorded. — Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Oil drives higher Meanwhile, oil prices are higher in early trade on Monday after American military casualties triggered a fresh wave of attacks on Iran. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 July 2026

His sisters even got into it, coming to Jackson Heights from Woodside to trade on Father’s Day. — Maria Jose Gutierrez-Chavez, Curbed, 17 July 2026

The company, whose businesses include Starlink satellite internet, the X social network and the artificial intelligence firm xAI, began trading on the Nasdaq exchange June 12. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for trade on

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