trade on

verb

traded on; trading on; trades on

transitive verb

: to take often unscrupulous advantage of : exploit

… traded on their influence … in securing special favors.

—T. C. Pease

Examples of trade on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Magic made a trade on draft night to select the 6-foot-10 forward from the University of South Florida in the second round. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

SpaceX, Musk's space and AI company, began trading on June 12, debuting at $150 per share. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 July 2026

The Clippers and Raptors agreed to a trade on June 30 that would send Leonard to Toronto in exchange for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, unprotected first-round draft picks in 2031 and 2033, a 2027 first-round pick swap and two second-round picks. — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Kalshi, the biggest prediction market company, is hoping to bar political staffers from trading on their own races with a new system that flags possible violations. — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for trade on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon