World Trade

A form of world trade center — A building that houses all the facilities associated with global commerce.

Meanings

proper nounthe World Trade
  1. abbreviationellipsisinformalEllipsis of World Trade Center.

    Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade

    1994, “Juicy” (0:41 from the start) (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G.
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    So by the time that we signed for our equipment and we were going out to the unit, my partner, who was Mr. Kagenaar, he happened to look over out the gate and saw that the World Trade was on fire.

    2001 October 9, Nancy Francis, transcriber, quoting Russell Harris, World Trade Center Task Force Interview: EMT Russell Harris, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2005, page 2

    We enjoy the bullseye. Plus, there's going to be times when we lose 2-3 games in a row, and it seems like the world has crashed down. You all (media) are going to make it seem like the World Trade is coming down again, but it's not going to be nothing but a couple basketball games.

    2010 July 19, Tim Povtak, quoting Dwyane Wade, “Heat Supporting Cast Has Become Better Than Expected”, in FanHouse, AOL, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2010

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

World Trade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Trade

MLA

“World Trade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Trade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “World Trade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Trade.

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