trade agreement
noun
1
: an international agreement on conditions of trade in goods and services
2
: an agreement resulting from collective bargaining
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South Africa is the largest beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), a US trade agreement that provides preferential duty-free access to US markets for eligible Sub-Saharan African nations.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Some critics alleged that Trump is simply using his national security powers as a loophole to get out of his own trade agreement, an argument DiPlacio rejected.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
The draft agreement said 50% of the resulting revenues would be given to the U.S., that the agreement would be under the jurisdiction of a New York court, and the deal would override any of Ukraine's other trade agreements, according to two sources who read the original draft.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Using them as a fig leaf to impose tariffs on all goods in contradiction to an existing trade agreement is clearly contrary to congressional intent.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Some critics alleged that Trump is simply using his national security powers as a loophole to get out of his own trade agreement, an argument DiPlacio rejected.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
The draft agreement said 50% of the resulting revenues would be given to the U.S., that the agreement would be under the jurisdiction of a New York court, and the deal would override any of Ukraine's other trade agreements, according to two sources who read the original draft.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Using them as a fig leaf to impose tariffs on all goods in contradiction to an existing trade agreement is clearly contrary to congressional intent.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Trade agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20agreement. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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