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

Canada and Asia already have the trade agreements, expert agencies, joint business councils and chambers of commerce to facilitate the flow of goods and services. — Barrett Bingley, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026

After China and the United States first aggressively confronted each other on trade and technology, culminating in the trade war in 2018, the two countries reached the Phase One trade agreement, in January 2020, which stabilized ties. — Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2026

New Zealand supplies more than half of China's dairy imports, a dominance built under a bilateral trade agreement since 2008, that later granted duty-free access for all its dairy products in 2024. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Respondents also revealed the importance of close trade relationships and free-trade agreements, especially with neighbors and collaborators. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trade agreement

• disagreement