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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For decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has flouted international trade agreements with impunity. Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 This perception is driving nations to seek alternative trade agreements, reducing reliance on the U.S. as a stable partner. Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Since then, the president has partially lowered many of those tariff rates, but no new trade agreements have been struck. Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025 One official who spoke to the outlet said finalizing new trade agreements with the Asian nations could take months. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 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 6 May. 2025.

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