Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horsetrading

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: horse-trad-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal negotiating, especially when complex or clever in nature.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of horsetrade

Example Sentences

"Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury."
"It will still be weeks before the new Italian parliament is seated and a new government is formed, leaving plenty of time for political machinations and horse trading in a coalition with major differences."

Etymology

From horse + trading.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

horse trading (alternative) horse-trading (alternative)

Derived Forms

horsetrader

Questions

What does horsetrading mean?: Informal negotiating, especially when complex or clever in nature.
Where does horsetrading come from?: From horse + trading.

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