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traf·fic    Audio Help   [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.]

traf·fick·er, noun
traf·fic·less, adjective

4. See trade.
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traf·fic    Audio Help   (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.
  1. 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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traffic  (n.)
1505, "trade, commerce," from M.Fr. trafique (1441), from It. traffico (1323), from trafficare "carry on trade," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a V.L. *transfricare "to rub across" (from L. trans- "across" + fricare "to rub"), with the original sense of the It. verb being "touch repeatedly, handle." Or the second element may be an unexplained alteration of L. facere "to make, do." Klein suggests ultimate derivation of the It. word from Arabic tafriq "distribution." Meaning "people and vehicles coming and going" first recorded 1825. The verb is from 1542 (and preserves the original commercial sense). Traffic jam is 1917, ousting earlier traffic block (1895).

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traffic

noun
1. the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time 
2. buying and selling; especially illicit trade 
3. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night" 
4. social or verbal interchange (usually followed by 'with') [syn: dealings

verb
1. deal illegally; "traffic drugs" 
2. trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold" 

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traffic1 [ˈtrӕfik] noun
vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about
Example: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.
Arabic: حَرَكة مُرور
Chinese (Simplified): 交通
Chinese (Traditional): 交通
Czech: dopravní ruch
Danish: trafik
Dutch: verkeer
Estonian: liiklus
Finnish: liikenne
French: circulation, trafic
German: der Verkehr
Greek: κυκλοφορία, κίνηση
Hungarian: forgalom
Icelandic: umferð
Indonesian: lalu-lintas
Italian: traffico
Japanese: 交通
Korean: 교통
Latvian: transports; satiksme
Lithuanian: eismas, judėjimas
Norwegian: trafikk, ferdsel
Polish: ruch
Portuguese (Brazil): tráfego
Portuguese (Portugal): trânsito
Romanian: circulaţie, trafic
Russian: движение, транспорт
Slovak: dopravný ruch
Slovenian: promet
Spanish: tráfico
Swedish: trafik
Turkish: trafik
traffic2 [ˈtrӕfik] noun
trade, especially illegal or dishonest
Example: the drug traffic
Arabic: تِجارَه
Chinese (Simplified): 非法交易
Chinese (Traditional): 非法交易
Czech: černý obchod
Danish: ulovlig handel; -handel
Dutch: zwarte handel
Estonian: äri(tsemine)
Finnish: kaupustelu
French: trafic
German: der Handel
Greek: παράνομο εμπόριο, διακίνηση
Hungarian: kereskedelem
Icelandic: ólögleg viðskipti
Indonesian: perdagangan gelap
Italian: traffico
Japanese: 取引
Korean: (부정) 거래
Latvian: kontrabandas tirdzniecība
Lithuanian: prekyba
Norwegian: (ulovlig) handel, *trafikk
Polish: handel
Portuguese (Brazil): tráfico
Portuguese (Portugal): tráfico
Romanian: trafic
Russian: (незаконная) торговля
Slovak: (čierny) obchod
Slovenian: trgovina
Spanish: tráfico
Swedish: handel
Turkish: yasa dışı ticaret
traffic [ˈtrӕfik] verb
to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly
Example: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.
Arabic: يُتاجِر بالمَحْظورات
Chinese (Simplified): 做非法交易
Chinese (Traditional): 做非法交易
Czech: obchodovat načerno
Danish: handle
Dutch: zwarte handel drijven
Estonian: hangeldama
Finnish: kaupustella
French: faire le commerce, *trafic de
German: handeln
Greek: διακινώ
Hungarian: kereskedik
Icelandic: stunda ólögleg viðskipti
Indonesian: memperdagangkan secara gelap
Italian: trafficare
Japanese: 取引きする
Korean: 부정한 거래를 하다
Latvian: tirgoties ar kontrabandu
Lithuanian: prekiauti
Norwegian: drive (ulovlig) handel
Polish: handlować
Portuguese (Brazil): traficar
Portuguese (Portugal): traficar
Romanian: a face trafic (de)
Russian: (незаконно) торговать
Slovak: obchodovať načierno
Slovenian: trgovati
Spanish: traficar
Swedish: driva handel
Turkish: yasa dışı ticaret yapmak
See also: trafficker, traffic island, traffic jam, traffic lights

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Traffic

Traf"fic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trafficked; p. pr. & vb. n. Trafficking.] [F. trafiquer; cf. It. trafficare, Sp. traficar, trafagar, Pg. traficar, trafegar, trafeguear, LL. traficare; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. L. trans across, over + -ficare to make (see -fy, and cf. G. ["u]bermachen to transmit, send over, e. g., money, wares); or cf. Pg. trasfegar to pour out from one vessel into another, OPg. also, to traffic, perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. vicare to exchange, from L. vicis change (cf. Vicar).]

1. To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade.

2. To trade meanly or mercenarily; to bargain.
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Traffic

Traf"fic\, v. t. To exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for a consideration.
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Traffic

Traf"fic\, n. [Cf. F. trafic, It. traffico, Sp. tr['a]fico, tr['a]fago, Pg. tr['a]fego, LL. traficum, trafica. See Traffic, v.]

1. Commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling; interchange of goods and commodities; trade.

A merchant of great traffic through the world. --Shak.

The traffic in honors, places, and pardons. --Macaulay.

Note: This word, like trade, comprehends every species of dealing in the exchange or passing of goods or merchandise from hand to hand for an equivalent, unless the business of relating may be excepted. It signifies appropriately foreign trade, but is not limited to that.

2. Commodities of the market. [R.]

You 'll see a draggled damsel From Billingsgate her fishy traffic bear. --Gay.

3. The business done upon a railway, steamboat line, etc., with reference to the number of passengers or the amount of freight carried.

Traffic return, a periodical statement of the receipts for goods and passengers, as on a railway line.

Traffic taker, a computer of the returns of traffic on a railway, steamboat line, etc.
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