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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.
EXPANDtrade between different countries or places; commerce.
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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, especially 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.
COLLAPSEverb (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 followed by in): to traffic in opium.
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Trafficking
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Origin:
1495–1505; earlier traffyk < Middle French trafique (noun), trafiquer (v.) < Italian traffico (noun), trafficare (v.), of disputed orig.
1495–1505; earlier traffyk < Middle French trafique (noun), trafiquer (v.) < Italian traffico (noun), trafficare (v.), of disputed orig.
Related forms
traf·fick·er, noun
traf·fic·less, adjective
in·ter·traf·fic, noun, verb, -ficked, -fick·ing.
un·traf·ficked, adjective
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Link To trafficking
Example Sentences
- The global movement against human trafficking is making progress.
- Favelas are notorious for drug trafficking and violent crime.
- It is also true that some young women are victims of cruelty, neglect, physical abuse and trafficking.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
traffic
c.1500, "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."
EXPANDOr the second element may be an unexplained alteration of L. facere "to make, do." Klein suggests ultimate derivation of the Italian word from Arabic tafriq "distribution." Meaning "people and vehicles coming and going" first recorded 1825. The verb is from 1540s (and preserves the original commercial sense). Traffic jam is 1917, ousting earlier traffic block (1895).
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