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horsetrades

horsetrades is the third-person singular simple present indicative of horsetrade.

Meaning of horsetrade

Verb

horsetrade (third-person singular simple present horsetrades, present participle horsetrading, simple past and past participle horsetraded)

  1. (idiomatic) To negotiate informally, especially when bargaining or reciprocal concessions are included, frequently regarding politics.
    • Nobody appeared to have told [Woodrow] Wilson that [William F.] McCombs had, in fact, already horsetraded the position to [Thomas R.] Marshall in exchange for Indiana's votes.2013, A. Scott Berg, Wilson, Penguin, →ISBN

Questions about horsetrades

What is horsetrades the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Horsetrades is the third-person singular simple present indicative of horsetrade.

Words near horsetrades in the dictionary

  1. horsetops
  2. horsetrade
  3. horsetraded
  4. horsetrader
  5. horsetraders
  6. horsetrades
  7. horsetrading
  8. horsetwaddle
  9. horsewagon
  10. horsewagons
  11. horseway

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