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

But Harvey noted that risks to watch for include concerns about credit markets, nerves about returns on AI spending, potential turmoil with the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement set to expire this year and questions about Fed credibility. —John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026

But the measures that were taken over the years to wreck the lives of so many Americans—negotiating lousy trade agreements, deregulating banks, rolling back antitrust—were not simply inevitable. —Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Instead, New Delhi has made significant overtures to Europe, including accelerating efforts to conclude trade agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union. —Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

These tariffs will apply to countries that have no trade agreement with Mexico. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trade agreement

• disagreement