trading post

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noun

a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.

post² (def. 5).

Origin of trading post

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Words nearby trading post

trade wind, trade winds, trading card, trading estate, trading floor, trading post, trading stamp, tradition, traditional, traditionalism, traditionalize

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Example sentences from the Web for trading post

Then they turned and chased a returning carriage back to their trading-post again.
A Tramp Abroad, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
He replied promptly: "No, friendly; going to establish a trading-post for the Comanches."
The Old Santa Fe Trail|Henry Inman
It was said he expected to get the President to pardon him and allow him to establish a trading-post for the Ogallallas.
Three Years on the Plains|Edmund B. Tuttle
A certain number of rugs are turned in to the trading-post for groceries, calico, and velvet.
I Married a Ranger|Dama Margaret Smith

So they bought land from the natives, and now there's a company, and a trading-post, and all that.
The Naturewoman|Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for trading post

trading post

noun

a general store established by a trader in an unsettled or thinly populated region

stock exchange a booth or location on an exchange floor at which a particular security is traded

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单词	trading post
释义	trading post SEE SYNONYMS FOR trading post ON THESAURUS.COM noun a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash. post² (def. 5). Origin of trading post An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800 Words nearby trading post trade wind, trade winds, trading card, trading estate, trading floor, trading post, trading stamp, tradition, traditional, traditionalism, traditionalize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trading post Then they turned and chased a returning carriage back to their trading-post again. A Tramp Abroad, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) He replied promptly: "No, friendly; going to establish a trading-post for the Comanches." The Old Santa Fe Trail\|Henry Inman It was said he expected to get the President to pardon him and allow him to establish a trading-post for the Ogallallas. Three Years on the Plains\|Edmund B. Tuttle A certain number of rugs are turned in to the trading-post for groceries, calico, and velvet. I Married a Ranger\|Dama Margaret Smith So they bought land from the natives, and now there's a company, and a trading-post, and all that. The Naturewoman\|Upton Sinclair British Dictionary definitions for trading post trading post noun a general store established by a trader in an unsettled or thinly populated region stock exchange a booth or location on an exchange floor at which a particular security is traded Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trading post market, post
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trading post

noun

Origin of trading post

Words nearby trading post

Example sentences from the Web for trading post

British Dictionary definitions for trading post

noun

Words related to trading post