Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper trade

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: pa-per -trade
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The business of buying and selling paper.

noun

The sale of printed song lyrics by street peddlers.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

noun

A single transaction within paper trading, i.e. an order in a hypothetical portfolio for learning the stock market.

verb

To engage in or order in the context of paper trading.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I suggest you paper trade for 2 to 3 months before you start live trading with real money."

Usage

Inflected Forms

the paper trade (canonical) paper trades (plural) paper trades (present, singular) paper trading (participle, present) paper traded (participle, past) paper traded (past)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

demo trading paper investing paper trader paper trading paperworker pinner-up running stationer

Questions

What does paper trade mean?: The business of buying and selling paper.

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