switch dealing

noun

The situation where a Western country, trading with the Eastern Bloc, accepted goods as part payment despite having no use for them, and then sold them on to others.

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Meanings

nounswitch dealing (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablebusinessThe situation where a Western country, trading with the Eastern Bloc, accepted goods as part payment despite having no use for them, and then sold them on to others.
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APA

switch dealing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch%20dealing

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“switch dealing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch%20dealing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switch dealing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switch%20dealing.

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