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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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trade †course, way, track XIV; regular practice of a business or profession XVI; buying and selling in this. — MLG.
trade, track (OS.
trada = OHG.
trata), rel. to
TREAD.
trade wind orig. any wind that blows in a constant direction. XVII. f. phr. †
blow trade blow in a regular or habitual course.
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Trade policy in the doldrums
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 11/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; WASHINGTON - During his first 10 months in office, as global trade contracted sharply, President Obama avoided pursuing free- trade pacts and limited his public moves on the trade front to high- profile and often politically popular retaliatory...
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E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation Increases Equity Stake in E*TRADE Korea.
PR Newswire; 6/15/2004; 700+ words
; ...International Partnership Strategy E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation today announced that...Company has increased its equity stake in E*TRADE Korea Co., Ltd., while renegotiating...both parties. The agreement advances E*TRADE FINANCIAL's international partnership...
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TRADE BIGGER THAN JAPAN U.S. ROLE AS WORLD LEADER IS AT STAKE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 1/26/1992; 700+ words
; ...MILL NEWS ART SYNDICATE) - GRAPH U.S. trade partners SOURCE: Commerce Department...Japan talking tough about breaking Japanese trade barriers and boosting U.S. industry...trip once again thrust U.S.-Japan trade relations into the spotlight. But while...
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Trade exhibits provide world of new insight.
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 4/14/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Days spent exhibiting at or attending international trade fairs can be among the most productive - as well...questions: How can an exhibitor get the most out of the trade fair? And how can a trade fair participant make sense of all the exhibits...
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Trade at the Crossroads.(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)(World Trade Organization)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Business Credit; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...2001 will witness a series of critical trade meetings that may determine whether the...continues to move toward multilateral free trade or shatters into hundreds of bilateral agreements. In June, trade will be a major topic at the US/EU summit...
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E*TRADE Global Asset Management Optimizes Sale of Approximately $1 Billion In Mortgage Loans for E*TRADE Bank; Portfolio Transaction Diversifies Revenue, Widens Interest-Rate Spreads And Creates New Investment Opportunities.
PR Newswire; 12/24/2001; 700+ words
; ARLINGTON, Va. -- E*TRADE Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of E*TRADE Group, Inc. , and the nation's largest pure...million of mortgage loans from its portfolio through E*TRADE Global Asset Management, Inc. (ETGAM) as it continues...
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Trade Competitiveness Act Introduced by Sen. Baucus
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...27 -- Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., has introduced the Trade Competitiveness Act of 2006 (S. 2317), legislation that would "amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require the U.S. Trade Representative to identify trade enforcement priorities and...
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E*TRADE: E*TRADE joins with top global money manager >T.
M2 Presswire; 11/9/1999; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-9 November 1999-E*TRADE: E*TRADE joins with top global money manager (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:091199 * E*Trade advances revenue diversification strategy with launch of two...
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Trade trouble: the new democratic majority in Congress is putting up barriers.(PUBLIC POLICY)
Magazine article from: National Review; 4/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...back to its origins, of espousing free trade. It is a history from which contemporary...Clinton opposed the Central America Free Trade Agreement. She has sought sanctions against...she is criticizing the North America Free Trade Agreement--enacted during her husband...
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E*TRADE FINANCIAL LAUNCHES OPERATIONS IN SINGAPORE.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 8/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...Form 10-Q. (C)2007 E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation. All...9.99 commission, E*TRADE customers must execute at least 30 stock or options trades during a calendar quarter...000 or above in their E*TRADE brokerage account. CONTACT...
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Trade Act of 1974
Book article from: Major Acts of Congress
Trade Act of 1974 W. Eric McElwain Excerpt from the Trade Act of 1974 If the United States Trade Representative determines ... that ... (B) an act, policy, or practice of a foreign country—(i) violates ... the provisions...
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U.S. Trade Representative, Office of
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, OFFICE OF The Office of the Special Trade Representative was created by Congress in the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C.A. § 1801) and implemented by President john f. kennedy in executive order...
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Trade, Foreign
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Trade, Foreign. This essay on foreign trade as an instrument of foreign and defense policy is divided into...sections: Wartime provides an overview of the role of foreign trade in U.S. strategic and economic policies in wartime; Trade...
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trade
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
trade traffic in goods. Conducted by gift, barter, or sale, trade is one of the most widespread of all social institutions. Early Trade The discovery of nonlocal objects at many archaeological sites strongly suggests that trade existed in prehistoric...
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Trade, Bilateral
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Trade, Bilateral Trade is the exchange of goods or services within market conditions. A synonymous...seek to buy or sell goods and services mainly for profit. Bilateral trade is a form of trade that takes place between two traders or two countries...
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