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taking out in trade

taking out in trade is the present participle and gerund of take out in trade.

Meaning of take out in trade

Verb

take out in trade (third-person singular simple present takes out in trade, present participle taking out in trade, simple past took out in trade, past participle taken out in trade)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To accept repayment of a debt in the goods or services in which the debtor deals, rather than in money.
    • Furthermore, rural grocers gave a slightly higher price for eggs if the money was taken out in trade.1986, Deborah Fink, Open Country, Iowa: Rural Women, Tradition, and Change, page 59

Questions about taking out in trade

What is taking out in trade the present participle and gerund of?
Taking out in trade is the present participle and gerund of take out in trade.

Words near taking out in trade in the dictionary

  1. taking one's turn
  2. taking oneself up by one's own ears
  3. taking orders
  4. taking out
  5. taking out an onion
  6. taking out in trade
  7. taking out of context
  8. taking out the trash
  9. taking over
  10. taking pains
  11. taking part

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