the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
the vehicles, persons, etc., moving in an area, along a street, etc.
the transportation of goods for the purpose of trade, by sea, land, or air: ships of traffic.
trade; buying and selling; commercial dealings.
trade between different countries or places; commerce.
the business done by a railroad or other carrier in the transportation of freight or passengers.
the aggregate of freight, passengers, telephone or telegraph messages, etc., handled, especially in a given period.
communication, dealings, or contact between persons or groups: traffic between the Democrats and the Republicans.
mutual exchange or communication: traffic in ideas.
trade in some specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature: the vast traffic in narcotics.
illegal commercial trade in human beings for the purpose of exploiting them: the traffic in young children.
verb (used without object),traf·ficked,traf·fick·ing.
to carry on traffic, trade, or commercial dealings.
to trade or deal in a specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature (usually followed by in): to traffic in opium.
verb (used with object),traf·ficked,traf·fick·ing.
(of vehicles or persons) to move over or through (a place): It's a heavily trafficked bridge.
to trade or deal in (a commodity or service): to traffic guns.
to trade in (human beings) for the purpose of exploitation: He was convicted for trafficking illegal immigrants.
Origin of traffic
First recorded in 1495–1505; earlier traffyk, from Middle French trafique (noun), trafiquer; (verb) from Italian traffico (noun), trafficare (verb), of disputed origin
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British Dictionary definitions for traffic
traffic
/ (ˈtræfɪk) /
noun
the vehicles coming and going in a street, town, etc
(as modifier)traffic lights
the movement of vehicles, people, etc, in a particular place or for a particular purposesea traffic
the business of commercial transportation by land, sea, or air
the freight, passengers, etc, transported
(usually foll by with)dealings or businesshave no traffic with that man
trade, esp of an illicit or improper kinddrug traffic
the aggregate volume of messages transmitted through a communications system in a given period
mainlyUSthe number of customers patronizing a commercial establishment in a given time period
verb-fics, -fickingor-ficked(intr)
(often foll by in)to carry on trade or business, esp of an illicit kind
(usually foll by with)to have dealings
Derived forms of traffic
trafficker, nountrafficless, adjective
Word Origin for traffic
C16: from Old French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare to engage in trade
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