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trade on

verb

  1. intr, preposition to exploit or take advantage of

    he traded on her endless patience

“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


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Idioms and Phrases

Profit by, exploit, as in The children of celebrities often trade on their family names . [Late 1800s]
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The Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, accompanied by staff and pizza, took in President Donald Trump's big tariffs reveal on Wednesday from his office in Old Admiralty Arch, from where the British Navy was directed to protect and control trade on the high seas in days gone by.

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Share markets in Asia fell in early trade on Monday as investors fret over the impact of the tariffs on the global economy.

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The company plans for its shares to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol STUB.

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When the Mavericks prepared to play their first home game since the trade on Feb. 8, the fans had planned a protest.

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Kopitar said he learned of the trade on social media during his team’s flight home from Carolina last week.

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