{
    "term": "trading",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the activity of buying and selling things",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "new laws on Sunday trading *(= shops being open on Sundays)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Supermarkets everywhere reported excellent trading in the run-up to Christmas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shares worth $8 million changed hands during a day of hectic trading."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In heavy trading, the 100-share index closed down 38 points."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sole trading is where an individual carries on his or her own business."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a code of practice for fair trading"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["busy", "heavy", "hectic"],
                "trading + verb": ["begin", "open", "close"],
                "trading + noun": ["partner"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtreɪdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "tr/trading/trading__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtreɪdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "tr/trading/trading__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}