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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-trade

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
cross--trade
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between foreign ports.

verb

To trade between foreign ports.

noun

Trade between foreign ports.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cross- + trade.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cross-trades (present, singular) cross-trading (participle, present) cross-traded (participle, past) cross-traded (past) cross-trades (plural)

Questions

What does cross-trade mean?
Between foreign ports.
Where does cross-trade come from?
From cross- + trade.

How to pronounce cross-trade

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