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horse-trade

horse-trade
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrs treyd]
    • /hɔrs treɪd/
    • /hɔːs treɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs treyd]
    • /hɔrs treɪd/

Definitions of horse-trade word

  • verb without object horse-trade to bargain or trade shrewdly. 1
  • noun horse-trade a shrewdly conducted exchange, as of favors or objects, usually resulting from or accompanied by very close bargaining. 1
  • noun horse-trade an exchanging or trading of horses. 1
  • verb horse-trade to buy and sell horses 0
  • verb horse-trade to negotiate or bargain boldly and effectively 0
  • noun horse-trade an exchange of horses 0

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Origin of horse-trade

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Horse-trade

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

horse-trade popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for horse-trade

verb horse-trade

  • squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
  • barter — If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
  • dicker — If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary.
  • bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
  • wrangle — to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.

Antonyms for horse-trade

verb horse-trade

  • concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
  • comply — If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
  • agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.

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