trading post

  • 11trading post — noun (C) 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 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12Trading Post, Kansas — is a location in Linn County, Kansas that is said to be one of the oldest continuously occupied locations in the state. The Battle of Marais des Cygnes was fought here during the American Civil War. The location derives its name from a French… …

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  • 13trading post — noun Date: 1773 1. a station of a trader or trading company established in a sparsely settled region where trade in products of local origin (as furs) is carried on 2. post VI,3b …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14trading post — trad′ing post n. bus a general store established in a remote area, orig. by a trading company to obtain furs, etc., in exchange for food, clothing, and other supplies • Etymology: 1790–1800, amer …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15trading post — 1. a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash. 2. post2 (def. 5). [1790 1800, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 16trading post — noun a store or small settlement established for trading, typically in a remote place …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 17trading post — The base on the trading floor from which a specialist on a US stock exchange operates …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 18trading post — / treɪdɪŋ pəυst/ noun a position on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, where specialist traders operate …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 19trading post — Synonyms and related words: boutique, chain store, co op, concession, cooperative, countinghouse, country store, department store, dime store, discount house, discount store, emporium, establishment, five and ten, general store, house, magasin,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20trading post — place where commercial business takes place, commercial center …

    English contemporary dictionary