trade language
noun
a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
Origin of trade language
1First recorded in 1955–65
Words Nearby trade language
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How to use trade language in a sentence
The tribe is practically extinct, but the name survives in the trade language known as “Chinook jargon.”
That made some sort of sense, but I was intrigued by the reference to Interlingua as a trade language.
Greylorn | John Keith LaumerThus there is no possibility of the purchaser knowing what is meant unless he be acquainted with trade language.
Children's Literature | Charles Madison Curry
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