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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024traf•fic /ˈtræfɪk/USA pronunciation n., v., -ficked, -fick•ing. n. [uncountable] - Transportthe movement of vehicles, ships, etc., in an area or over a route:a report on the traffic and weather.
- Transportthe vehicles, persons, etc., moving in an area or over a route:heavy traffic.
- trade;
buying and selling;
commerce:the traffic in illegal drugs. - Transport, Telecommunicationsthe total amount of freight, passengers, messages, etc., handled in a given period:Can those outdated telephone systems handle the increased traffic from cellular phones?
- communication between persons or groups:traffic in ideas.
v. [no object] - to carry on trade or commerce.
- to trade in a commodity or service, often of an illegal nature:to traffic in opium.
traf•fick•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024traf•fic (traf′ik),USA pronunciation n., v., -ficked, -fick•ing. n. - 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, esp. 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.
v.i. - to carry on traffic, trade, or commercial dealings.
- to trade or deal in a specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature (usually fol. by in):to traffic in opium.
- Italian traffico (noun, nominal), trafficare (verb, verbal), of disputed origin, originally
- Middle French trafique (noun, nominal), trafiquer (verb, verbal)
- earlier traffyk 1495–1505
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See trade.
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