trade on
verb
traded on; trading on; trades on
: to take often unscrupulous advantage of : exploit
… traded on their influence … in securing special favors.—
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The former Leafs prospect was traded on the same day as Minten as part of a package for Scott Laughton.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Some election law experts called it deceptive, trading on concerns about the Texas Senate race to benefit Cruz, who is not on the 2026 ballot but has been mentioned as a presidential contender in two years.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Users can trade on whether Salesforce or Verizon or Coca-Cola will have a Super Bowl spot this year, for example.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Bruins made a minor trade on Friday, dishing reserve forward Jeffrey Viel to the Anaheim Ducks for the earlier of the Ducks’ two 2026 fourth-round picks that Anaheim had previously obtained from Detroit and Philadelphia.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
The turnover value of securities traded on the SGX in December climbed by 29% year-on-year.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
They are bought abroad, smuggled in and traded on the black market.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026
By 1976, Solar Engineering Magazine listed 88 companies with some involvement in solar energy that were traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2016
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Some election law experts called it deceptive, trading on concerns about the Texas Senate race to benefit Cruz, who is not on the 2026 ballot but has been mentioned as a presidential contender in two years.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Users can trade on whether Salesforce or Verizon or Coca-Cola will have a Super Bowl spot this year, for example.
—Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Bruins made a minor trade on Friday, dishing reserve forward Jeffrey Viel to the Anaheim Ducks for the earlier of the Ducks’ two 2026 fourth-round picks that Anaheim had previously obtained from Detroit and Philadelphia.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
The turnover value of securities traded on the SGX in December climbed by 29% year-on-year.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
They are bought abroad, smuggled in and traded on the black market.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026
By 1976, Solar Engineering Magazine listed 88 companies with some involvement in solar energy that were traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2016
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“Trade on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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