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traf·fic       [traf-ik] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -ficked, -fick·ing.
–noun
1.the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
2.the vehicles, persons, etc., moving in an area, along a street, etc.
3.the transportation of goods for the purpose of trade, by sea, land, or air: ships of traffic.
4.trade; buying and selling; commercial dealings.
5.trade between different countries or places; commerce.
6.the business done by a railroad or other carrier in the transportation of freight or passengers.
7.the aggregate of freight, passengers, telephone or telegraph messages, etc., handled, esp. in a given period.
8.communication, dealings, or contact between persons or groups: traffic between the Democrats and the Republicans.
9.mutual exchange or communication: traffic in ideas.
10.trade in some specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature: the vast traffic in narcotics.
–verb (used without object)
11.to carry on traffic, trade, or commercial dealings.
12.to trade or deal in a specific commodity or service, often of an illegal nature (usually fol. by in): to traffic in opium.
[Origin: 1495–1505; earlier traffyk < MF trafique (n.), trafiquer (v.) < It traffico (n.), trafficare (v.), of disputed orig.]

—Related forms
traf·fick·er, noun
traf·fic·less, adjective

—Synonyms 4. See trade.
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traf·fic       (trāf'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The passage of people or vehicles along routes of transportation.
    2. Vehicles or pedestrians in transit: heavy traffic on the turnpike; stopped oncoming traffic to let the children cross.
    3. The commercial exchange of goods; trade.
    4. Illegal or improper commercial activity: drug traffic on city streets.
    5. The business of moving passengers and cargo through a transportation system. See Synonyms at business.
    6. The amount of cargo or number of passengers conveyed.
    7. The conveyance of messages or data through a system of communication: routers that manage Internet traffic.
    8. Messages or data conveyed through such a system: a tremendous amount of telephone traffic on Mother's Day; couldn't download the file due to heavy Internet traffic.
    1. The commercial exchange of goods; trade.
    2. Illegal or improper commercial activity: drug traffic on city streets.
    3. The business of moving passengers and cargo through a transportation system. See Synonyms at business.
    4. The amount of cargo or number of passengers conveyed.
    5. The conveyance of messages or data through a system of communication: routers that manage Internet traffic.
    6. Messages or data conveyed through such a system: a tremendous amount of telephone traffic on Mother's Day; couldn't download the file due to heavy Internet traffic.
    1. The business of moving passengers and cargo through a transportation system. See Synonyms at business.
    2. The amount of cargo or number of passengers conveyed.
    3. The conveyance of messages or data through a system of communication: routers that manage Internet traffic.
    4. Messages or data conveyed through such a system: a tremendous amount of telephone traffic on Mother's Day; couldn't download the file due to heavy Internet traffic.
    1. The conveyance of messages or data through a system of communication: routers that manage Internet traffic.
    2. Messages or data conveyed through such a system: a tremendous amount of telephone traffic on Mother's Day; couldn't download the file due to heavy Internet traffic.
  5. Social or verbal exchange; communication: refused further traffic with the estranged friend.

intr.v.   traf·ficked, traf·fick·ing, traf·fics
To carry on trade or other dealings: trafficked in liquidation merchandise; traffic with gangsters.


[French trafic, from Old French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare, to trade, perhaps from Catalan trafegar, to decant, from Vulgar Latin *trānsfaecāre : trāns-, trans- + faex, faec-, dregs; see feces.]

traf'fick·er n.
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