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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Tax rates, tariffs, control over interest rates, trade agreements and market sentiment are vital to their margins and investors. Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Instead, his administration focused on renegotiating trade agreements, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), to alter trade dynamics with Mexico. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024 As a result, most American labor unions opposed most subsequent U.S. trade agreements. Miriam Sapiro, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2024 The country has been negotiating a new trade agreement with China and strengthening ties with Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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