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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As part of a recent trade agreement between the EU and the United States, the 27-member state bloc agreed to purchase $750 billion of American energy.
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Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Covering metals like nickel, tin, gold as well as certain chemical compounds, the exemptions were given to countries that have established trade agreement frameworks with the United States over the course of recent weeks.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
The two countries are in talks to try to reach a trade agreement.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
As the tariff threat eased and some progress was made on trade agreements, stocks have recovered sharply.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Covering metals like nickel, tin, gold as well as certain chemical compounds, the exemptions were given to countries that have established trade agreement frameworks with the United States over the course of recent weeks.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
The two countries are in talks to try to reach a trade agreement.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
As the tariff threat eased and some progress was made on trade agreements, stocks have recovered sharply.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade agreement
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“Trade agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20agreement. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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