Dictionary Workbench Ondict

trading post

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

trading post

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Trade
ˈtrading post noun [countable]  BBTEXCHANGEa place where people can buy and exchange goods in a country area, especially in the US or Canada in the past 〔尤指昔日美国或加拿大的〕贸易站 a remote trading post in the Yukon 育空地区一处偏远的贸易站
Examples from the Corpus
trading postThe fort became a trading post that attracted a religiously diverse population.They realised the strategic importance of the site and used it as a naval base and trading post.And there's a new trading post in the museum.Traders began encouraging Navajo women to weave rugs to trade for food and necessities at the trading post.
From Longman Business Dictionarytrading postˈtrading ˌpost noun [countable] American English informal1FINANCE an area in the stockmarket where a particular company does businessSYN TRADING DESK2COMMERCECOMPUTINGa website where people can buy and sell thingsYou can place your order on our online trading post.
ˈtrading post nounChineseSyllable
Business and where people buy exchange place Corpus can a


trading post
ˈtrading post noun [countable]
a place where people can buy and exchange goods in a country area, especially in the US or Canada in the past:
    a remote trading post in the Yukon


trading postBrE /ˈtreɪdɪŋ pəʊst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtreɪdɪŋ poʊst/ 🔊 nouna small place in an area that is a long way from any town, used as a centre for buying and selling goods (especially in N America in the past) (尤指北美旧时偏远地区的)贸易站