tradingtrad‧ing /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 
Shares dropped 10% in heavy trading.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Trading started briskly on the New York Stock Exchange this morning.
- The company ran out of money and was forced to cease trading.
- Despite poor trading, the bank stumped up another £70,000 for a second premises in Chelsea last year.
- In London, light trading on currency markets saw the pound gain 10 points against a weak dollar to close at 1.4843.
- In October a jury at Winchester Crown Court found him guilty of theft, perjury and fraudulent trading.
- In the present case the council were concerned with what appeared to be a proliferation of illegal Sunday trading.
- Men huddled together in groups, deep in earnest conversations; it was here the real trading was done.
- Target business to be run in ordinary course up to completion with no material changes in trading performance or net assets.
Longman Language Activatorto sell something
to give something to someone in exchange for money: · Tom's thinking of selling his motorcycle and buying a new one.· If you can, wait to sell until prices are high.· Postcards and souvenirs were being sold outside the cathedral.sell somebody something: · The company sold Braugh $100,000 worth of computers at discounted rates.sell something to somebody: · It is illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18.· The painting was sold to an art gallery in Philadelphia.sell something for £250/$50 etc: · The antique buttons are very valuable, and we sell them for £100 and upwards.
to sell something, usually a group of things, at a reduced price in order to get rid of it quickly, because you need the money soon, or because it will not last a long time: sell something off: · The bakery usually sells its cakes off at half price just before closing time.sell off something: · After the funeral the house contents were sold off quickly to pay all his debts.· The school district may be forced to close schools and sell off land in order to make much-needed repairs.
if a country or a company exports its products, it sends them to another country in order to sell them: · Japanese televisions and hi-fi systems are exported all over the world.· Ancient artefacts cannot be exported.export something to France/the UK/Japan etc: · In 1986 they exported 210,000 cases of wine to the UK.
British to sell your house, your business, or other things you own in order to move to a different place or to do something different: · Why don't we sell up and move to Canada? Property is really cheap there!· My parents sold up the farm and went to live in Glasgow.
if someone who works in a shop or a bar serves a customer, they help them to buy or choose the goods that they want: · There was a line of people in front of me who were all waiting to be served.· Estrada was serving a customer when the fire started.· It is illegal to serve alcoholic drinks to anyone under 18.
to buy and sell a particular kind of goods as part of your business: · The gallery deals mostly in paintings but they do sometimes sell photographs.· Tax agents are visiting more than 5,000 businesses that deal in expensive items such as cars, boats, and jewels.
when something is sold: · The rebels are using money from the sale of drugs to buy weapons.· The law prohibits the sale and consumption of alcohol on unlicensed premises.
British informal to sell something, especially something that is of low quality or that has something wrong with it: · There was a man at the market who was flogging watches for £10 each.flog somebody something: · Don't let him flog you his car -- he's had endless trouble with it.
to sell goods, usually things that are cheap, especially by going from place to place rather than selling them in a shop: · Street vendors peddled flowers and candles.· Belloni started her bakery business by peddling her homemade bread to local stores.
the activity of selling goods or shares in companies: · Trading started briskly on the New York Stock Exchange this morning.stop/cease trading: · The company ran out of money and was forced to cease trading.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Nigeria is our principal trading partner in Africa.
British English (=shops being open on Sunday)
(=a lot of trading or a little trading) Shares dropped 10% in heavy trading.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Shares dropped 10% in heavy trading. (=stop operating a business) The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.
The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.· The town was a trading centre for the Romans.
Nigeria is our principal trading partner in Africa. (=profit relating to a company’s normal activities)· Both turnover and operating profits were lower.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· But Mr Kalms refuses to give any information about current trading or likely profits.· It would not affect results in the period to the end of June or current trading, which was to budget.
· This is most useful, since it promotes cash flow through the business in the first and early years of trading.· Dixons' shares jumped to 153p in early trading but ended the day at 141p, a 22p rise.· The index had topped 3,231 in early afternoon trading.
· Brussels: Renewed confidence on the first day of the new forward account enabled shares to close firmer in heavy trading.· The shares gained 15 to 338p in heavy trading.
· The measures included increased fines for insider trading.· However, it was not long before the courts began to use the provision in an attempt to curb insider trading.· He received consecutive two-year sentences for five charges which included manipulating stock prices, paying bribes and insider trading.
NOUN· The company has total liabilities of £2.8m and a trading loss of £800,000.· In 1992 Spink's turnover was £21.7 million with a trading loss of £0.7 million.
· Target business to be run in ordinary course up to completion with no material changes in trading performance or net assets.· Fixed-interest securities would be immune at least to some of the difficulties that might affect companies' trading performance.· In these circumstances, the group's trading performance has suffered a setback.
WORD FAMILYnountradetradertradingverbtrade
1the activity of buying and selling goods or servicesSunday trading British English (=shops being open on Sunday)2the activity of buying and selling stocks etcheavy/light trading (=a lot of trading or a little trading) Shares dropped 10% in heavy trading.