non-trading

Definition

› FINANCE, COMMERCE used to describe a business that is not involved in buying or selling, or one that is not operating: The high-street stores group is planning to raise £400 million through the sale of non-trading properties.

› COMMERCE used to describe a time when no buying or selling takes place: non-trading public holidays

(Definition of non-trading adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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