TRADING

[noun] [U]Many shops have reported a fall in trading (= buying and selling) in the last few months.She said that she didn't approve of Sunday trading (= shops being open on Sunday).Trading is also the buying and selling of shares and money.The stock market moved ahead slightly in active trading today.They have been accused of insider trading (= using their special knowledge which they have from working for the company to make a profit from buying or selling its shares).(UK) A trading estate is an industrial estate.See at industry (PRODUCTION).A trading post is a small place, esp. in the past, which is a long way from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged.New York was originally a Dutch trading post.