trade agreement

noun

1
: an international agreement on conditions of trade in goods and services
2
: an agreement resulting from collective bargaining

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Officials, though, are less confident that a trade agreement discussed in July will be finalized, as the countries remain deadlocked over the details of Seoul’s $350 billion investment pledge. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025 In his response, Mulroney tried to deflect by saying that the free-trade agreement was nothing more than a commercial document and cancelable, at that, with six months’ notice. Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025 Trump plans to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday on the sidelines of the APEC CEO Summit, with the goal of working out some sort of trade agreement. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 Stock futures jumped Monday morning amid rising hopes for a trade agreement with China. Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade agreement

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of trade agreement was in 1749

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“Trade agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20agreement. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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