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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According to Trump, who condemned the existing U.S. trade agreements and the country's reliance on income taxes for revenue, the new department will oversee tariffs and foreign revenue. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Driving the news: In a Truth Social post, Trump blasted the country's existing trade agreements and its reliance on income taxes for revenue. Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025 Coke and Pepsi use high fructose corn syrup today, and the price of sugar is still inflated by tariffs, price floors, and trade agreements. Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025 The island provides plenty of incentives for investors, including a skilled and highly literate workforce, trade agreements that open up a market of nearly one billion customers, very low energy costs and a strategic location outside of the hurricane belt. Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 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 19 Jan. 2025.

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