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tradeless

tradeless adjective: without trade.

Adjective

tradeless (not comparable)

  1. Without trade.
    • In even the unimproved, and tradeless condition of that island, under the Portuguese government, its revenue was, upon a tolerably just estimate, computed at near five lacks of rupees, or sixty thousand pounds sterling per annum...1757, John H. Grose, A voyage to the East-Indies: with observations on various parts there
  2. Without a trade (occupation or line of work).
    • Idle and tradeless youth and men, who are without an honest occupation, or any visible means of support, must be regarded as another, and not an inconsiderable class of our criminal population.1855, Pennsylvania Prison Society, The Journal of prison discipline and philanthropy, Volume 10

Synonyms of tradeless

Origin of tradeless

From trade + -less.

Questions about tradeless

What does tradeless mean?
Tradeless means without trade.
What part of speech is tradeless?
Tradeless is an adjective.

Words near tradeless in the dictionary

  1. traded paint
  2. traded places
  3. traded up
  4. tradefallen
  5. tradeful
  6. tradeless
  7. tradeline
  8. tradelines
  9. trademark
  10. trademark dilution
  11. trademark erosion

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