horse trade

horse trade
noun
the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
• Syn: ↑horse trading
• Hypernyms: ↑barter, ↑swap, ↑swop, ↑trade

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noun
1. : a swap of horses usually accompanied by bargaining and compromise
2. : negotiation accompanied by shrewd bargaining and usually by reciprocal concessions : practical compromise

a political horse trade

his horse trades with foreign governments have been masterpieces of commercial diplomacy — J.D.Ratcliff

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1. a shrewdly conducted exchange, as of favors or objects, usually resulting from or accompanied by very close bargaining.
2. an exchanging or trading of horses.
[1840-50, Amer.]

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horse trade,
1. a selling or buying of horses.
2. U.S. Informal. a political bargain; a shrewd compromise: »

There's a lingering resentment, too, over what the British call America's attempted horse trade with the Germans (Newsweek).

horse-trade «HRS TRAYD», intransitive verb, transitive verb, -trad|ed, -trad|ing.
Informal. to trade or barter shrewdly: »

The delegates…should now be able to get down to the real horse-trading—including the swapping and balancing of concessions on manufactures and products (London Times).

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noun, pl ⋯ trades [count]
: a clever and often secret agreement made by powerful people who are usually trying to get an advantage over others

a political horse trade

horse trader noun, pl ⋯ -ers [count]

a politician who is known as a clever horse trader

horse trading noun [noncount]

political horse trading


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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