traded
SayTRAY-did/ˈtɹeɪdɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of trade.
Merchants traded spices and silk along the coastal routes for centuries.
By the time he retired, he had traded his shop for a quiet life in the country.
Note
One spelling does the work of both forms, so the words around it tell them apart: had traded is perfect, was traded is passive. In market talk the active form carries a passive sense, as in the stock traded lower, meaning it was bought and sold at a lower price. With on, it means exploited for advantage, as in she traded on her family name.
traded is a form of trade
trade, verb: To exchange something with someone, giving one thing and receiving another in return. Full entry
- Spelling
- trade → traded: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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