Definition of Traffic

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traffic
n. movement of vehicles or persons; trade, commerce; load of messages in a communications network (Computers)
v. deal in, sell (especially illegal drugs)

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Traffic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Traffic
(v.)
The business done upon a railway, steamboat line, etc., with reference to the number of passengers or the amount of freight carried.
  
(v.)
Commodities of the market.
  
(v.)
Commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling; interchange of goods and commodities; trade.
  
(v. t.)
To exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for a consideration.
  
(v. i.)
To trade meanly or mercenarily; to bargain.
  
(v. i.)
To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade.
  

WordNet 2.0
traffic

Noun
1. the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) air traffic
2. buying and selling; especially illicit trade
(hypernym) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
(hyponym) drug traffic, drug trafficking, narcotraffic
3. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"
(hypernym) communication, communicating
4. social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
(synonym) dealings
(hypernym) interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take
(hyponym) relation

Verb
1. deal illegally; "traffic drugs"
(hypernym) trade, merchandise
(classification) crime, law-breaking
2. trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold"
(hypernym) trade, merchandise
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

Shakespeare Words
traffic
trade, commerce. [The Tempest]

hEnglish - advanced version
traffic

traffic
\traf"fic\, n. [cf. f. trafic, it. traffico, sp. tr?fico, tr?fago, pg. tr?fego, ll. traficum, trafica. see traffic, v.]
1. commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling; interchange of goods and commodities; trade. a merchant of great traffic through the world. the traffic in honors, places, and pardons.
note: this word, like trade, comprehends every species of dealing in the exchange or passing of goods or merchandise from hand to hand for an equivalent, unless the business of relating may be excepted. it signifies appropriately foreign trade, but is not limited to that.
2. commodities of the market. [r.] you 'll see a draggled damsel from billingsgate her fishy traffic bear.
3. the business done upon a railway, steamboat line, etc., with reference to the number of passengers or the amount of freight carried.
traffic
return, a periodical statement of the receipts for goods and passengers, as on a railway line.
traffic
taker, a computer of the returns of traffic on a railway, steamboat line, etc.
traffic
\traf"fic\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. trafficked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. trafficking (?).] [f. trafiquer; cf. it. trafficare, sp. traficar, trafagar, pg. traficar, trafegar, trafeguear, ll. traficare; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. l. trans across, over + -ficare to make (see -fy, and cf. g. übermachen to transmit, send over, e. g., money, wares); or cf. pg. trasfegar to pour out from one vessel into another, opg. also, to traffic, perhaps fr. (assumed) ll. vicare to exchange, from l. vicis change (cf. vicar).] 1. to pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to barter; to trade.
2. to trade meanly or mercenarily; to bargain.
traffic
\traf"fic\, v. t. to exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for a consideration.
traffic
n
1. the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles or messages) coming and going in a particular locality
2. buying and selling; especially illicit trade
3. social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') [syn: dealings]
v 1: deal illegally; "traffic drugs" 2: trade or deal a commodity; "they trafficked with us for gold"



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English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Gwerthu
Gwerthu = v. to sell, to traffic

Maelera
Maelera = v. to traffic, to trade

Maeleriaeth
Maeleriaeth = n. traffic, trade

Maelota
Maelota = v. to gain by traffic


Traffic Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Telecommunication Standard Terms
traffic
1. The information moved over a communication channel. (188 ) 2. A quantitative measurement of the total messages and their length, expressed in CCS or other units, during a specified period of time. (188 )


Traffic Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

maritime&shipping&trade
Traffic
Persons and property carried by transport lines.


Traffic Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary
Traffic
in retailing: the number of people moving through a retail store or department. In manufacture, warehousing; the number of product turns.


Traffic Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Internet Glossary
Traffic
The load on a communications device or system. One of the principal jobs of a system administrator is to monitor traffic levels and take appropriate actions when traffic becomes heavy.



Traffic Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Phobia
Agyrophobia
Fear of streets or crossing the street

Erytophobia
Fear of redlights

Dream Symbols
Traffic
Career


Traffic Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Amateur Radio Glossary
traffic
a message or messages sent by radio


Traffic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Traffic
Traffic is the movement of motorized vehicles, unmotorized vehicles and pedestrians on roads. Traffic laws are the laws which govern traffic and regulate vehicles, while rules of the road are both the laws and the informal rules that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic.

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TRAFFIC International
TRAFFIC International is an international network for monitoring wildlife trade. Established in 1976 as a joint program of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and World Conservation Union (IUCN). Based in CambridgeGreat Britain and having offices in AfricaAsia, the AmericasEurope and Oceania.

The declared objectives of TRAFFIC International include:

  • protecting wild animal and plant species from endangerment by trade,
  • safeguarding priority ecoregions from the negative effects of wildlife trade,
  • conserving particularly valuable wildlife resources for human needs,
  • promoting international agreements and policies that encourage sustainability in wildlife trade.

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