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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
traffic
/ˈtɹæfɪk/
noun1 of 2
amount of activity over a communication system
- “The street had a lot of traffic during rush hour.”Tatoeba
- “Be careful when you pass through the street's busy traffic.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)