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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In a statement, the American International Automobile Dealers Association implored the U.S., Mexico, and Canada to come to a solution over their trade agreement. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025 The dispute with Canada and Mexico was eventually solved by the ratification of a three-way trade agreement and after a long back-and-forth. Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 The threat is similar to one made towards Mexico, the three parties to the USMCA trade agreement. Seema Mody,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025 Shortly after the Edinburgh Zoo received two pandas in 2011, Scotland and China signed trade agreements involving salmon and renewable energy technology. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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