board of trade

board of trade
A body of men organized for the advancement and protection of business interests, Retailers Credit Asso. v Commissioner, 90 F2d 47, 111 ALR 152. Sometimes business interests in one particular line of commercial activity, even in one particular line in a specific municipality or other geographical location. Retailers Credit Asso. v Commissioner, 90 F2d 47, 111 ALR 152; narrowly defined as any exchange or association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of persons who shall be engaged in the business of buying or selling grain or receiving the same for sale on consignment. Trusler v Crooks, 269 US 475, 479, 70 L Ed 365, 366, 46 S Ct 165.

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  • Board of trade — Trade Trade, n. [Formerly, a path, OE. tred a footmark. See {Tread}, n. & v.] 1. A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A postern with a blind wicket there was, A common trade to pass through Priam s …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Board of Trade — heißt das Handelsamt Großbritanniens, das zugleich eine Aufsichtsbehörde für alle die Handelsmarine betreffenden technischen und seemännischen Angelegenheiten bildet. Von besonderer Bedeutung sind die vom Board of Trade zusammengestellten und… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

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  • board of trade — n. ☆ 1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2. [B of T ] a British governmental department supervising commerce and industry 3. a commodities exchange dealing in grain, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • Board of Trade — Das Board of Trade im Jahr 1808 Das Board of Trade ist ein Komitee des Privy Council des Vereinigten Königreichs. Ursprünglich war es ein Untersuchungsausschuss im 17. Jahrhundert, der sich mit der Zeit zu einer Regierungsabteilung mit einem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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