trade bloc
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See bloc
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɒk
Noun
[edit]trade bloc (plural trade blocs)
- A group of nations united by trade agreements.
- 1929 August 3, Carlisle MacDonald, “French trade bloc fails to progress. Plan for European action to counter tariff here disapproved by other nations.”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, page 16, column 3:
- French trade bloc fails to progress. Plan for European action to counter tariff here disapproved by other nations. [headline]
References
[edit]- “trade, n. and adv.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.