trading post

noun

1
: a station of a trader or trading company established in a sparsely settled region where trade in products of local origin (such as furs) is carried on
2

Examples of trading post in a Sentence

The French set up a trading post on the coast. The town was first established as a trading post.
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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of trading post was in 1773

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“Trading post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trading%20post. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

trading post

noun
: a station or store of a trader or trading company established in a thinly settled region where local products (as furs) are exchanged for manufactured goods
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