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reverse of trade

reverse of trade noun: a downturn or disruption of economic conditions rendering much trade unprofitable.

Noun

reverse of trade (plural reverses of trade)

  1. A downturn or disruption of economic conditions rendering much trade unprofitable.
    • In the commencement of the winter, by a sudden reverse of trade, more than 20,000 weavers in the liberty were thrown out of employment.1830, Lancet Publications (publisher), The Lancet, page 574
    • How frequently is it not the case, that private Banks in districts where capital is redundant, invest in mortgages and dead loans, and trade upon circulation? which on any reverse of trade or convulsion in credit, they are unable to redeem1837, H. Leggatt and Company (publisher), John Horsley Palmer, Esq.'s Pamphlet on " The Causes and Consequences of the Pressure Upon the Money Market" Considered To which are Added, a Few Remarks...

Forms of reverse of trade

pluralreverses of trade

Questions about reverse of trade

What does reverse of trade mean?
Reverse of trade means a downturn or disruption of economic conditions rendering much trade unprofitable.
What part of speech is reverse of trade?
Reverse of trade is a noun.
What is the plural of reverse of trade?
The plural of reverse of trade is reverses of trade.

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  10. reverse painting
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