Meaning & use
crosstrading
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Meanings
noununcountablebusinessfinance
The act of buying and selling goods or financial assets between different markets or accounts, often to profit from price differences.
Grammar: Uncountable: crosstrading is a general activity; you don't say 'a crosstrading'.
Patterns
- crosstrading in something
- engage in crosstrading
- crosstrading between markets
Crosstrading between the London and New York exchanges can be profitable but risky.
The company was fined for illegal crosstrading that manipulated prices.
She specializes in crosstrading commodities across different regions.
noununcountablecomputinginformal
In online gaming, the practice of trading items or accounts between different games or platforms, often against the rules.
Grammar: Uncountable in this sense too; refers to the activity in general.
Patterns
- crosstrading in games
- crosstrading items
- ban for crosstrading
Many game developers ban players for crosstrading because it breaks the game's economy.
He lost his account after crosstrading rare skins with a friend.
Crosstrading between Roblox and another game is strictly prohibited.
Common combinations
- illegal crosstrading
- The broker was investigated for illegal crosstrading.
- crosstrading between markets
- Crosstrading between markets requires quick execution.
- engage in crosstrading
- Some traders engage in crosstrading to exploit price gaps.
- crosstrading ban
- The game issued a crosstrading ban to stop item transfers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- arbitrage
- A more formal financial term for profiting from price differences in different markets; crosstrading is broader and can include non-financial contexts.
- cross-border trading
- Focuses on trade between countries; crosstrading can also refer to different platforms or accounts within one country.
Word family
- crosstrade verb
- To engage in crosstrading.
- crosstrader noun
- A person who does crosstrading.
Commonly confused: crosstrading or cross trading?
crosstrading vs cross trading
Often written as two words, but the single-word form 'crosstrading' is standard in financial and gaming contexts.
Practice
What is crosstrading?
Choose one answer.
Crosstrading involves trading across different markets or accounts, often to exploit price gaps. The other options are unrelated meanings.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “crosstrading”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.