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courtesy of the trade

courtesy of the trade noun: an unofficial agreement between American publishers not to compete by reprinting the same (pirated) titles from Britain.

Noun

courtesy of the trade

  1. (historical) An unofficial agreement between American publishers not to compete by reprinting the same (pirated) titles from Britain.

Questions about courtesy of the trade

What does courtesy of the trade mean?
Courtesy of the trade means an unofficial agreement between American publishers not to compete by reprinting the same (pirated) titles from Britain.
What part of speech is courtesy of the trade?
Courtesy of the trade is a noun.

Words near courtesy of the trade in the dictionary

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