trade agreement

noun

1

: an international agreement on conditions of trade in goods and services

2

: an agreement resulting from collective bargaining

Examples of trade agreement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Canada recently reached a trade agreement with China that would allow more Chinese EVs into the country. —Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026

Levin said Congress has secured $653 million for the crisis since 2020, including $300 million through the USMCA trade agreement and an additional $353 million in subsequent years. —Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026

Already this year, the EU has inked trade agreements with India and four South American countries – a bloc referred to as Mercosur – after decades of negotiations. —Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026

And there were many, many statements and open letters and signatories on statements by writers and artists who were against the free-trade agreement. —David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trade agreement

• disagreement