BOARD OF TRADE


Meaning of BOARD OF TRADE in English

1. : a board or an organization that regulates, promotes, supervises, or protects commercial or business enterprises or interests: as

a. : a committee of the English privy council formerly appointed to consider matters relating to trade and the colonies

b. : an English administrative department concerned with the government's commercial and industrial policies

c. : an organization or league of businessmen for the protection and promotion of business interests — compare chamber of commerce

2. : a commodities exchange

the Chicago Board of Trade

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.