trafficking
trafficking · traffickings
The illegal trade or exchange of goodsThe illegal trade or exchange of goods.
US/tɹˈæfɪkɪŋ/
» Tom was arrested on drug-trafficking charges.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The illegal trade or exchange of goods.
(countable, uncountable)The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.
Examples
36 sentencesTom was arrested on drug-trafficking charges.
Human trafficking is a crime.
ruТорговля людьми — это преступление.
Human trafficking is a serious problem.
Boris was involved in human trafficking.
He was convicted of drug trafficking.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From traffic + -ing.From traffic + -ing.
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Forms
plural: traffickings| Singular | trafficking |
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Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable