Traffic — synonyms, definition

1. traffic (Noun)

assignment bargaining barter business change commerce custom deal dealing dealings demand exchange influx market marketing movement negotiation passage patronage purchase • • •

traffic (Noun) — The aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time.

traffic (Noun) — Buying and selling; especially illicit trade.

traffic (Noun) — The amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time. ex. "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines" ex. "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"

traffic (Noun) — Social or verbal interchange (usually followed by 'with').

accumulation aggregation assemblage collection commerce commercialism communicating communication give-and-take interchange mercantilism reciprocation air traffic barratry commuter traffic drug traffic drug trafficking foot traffic narcotraffic pedestrian traffic relation simony slave trade slave traffic vehicle traffic vehicular traffic

2. traffic (Verb)

bargain barter deal do business exchange haggle sell swap

traffic (Verb) — (crime) deal illegally. ex. "traffic drugs"

traffic (Verb) — Trade or deal a commodity. ex. "They trafficked with us for gold"

merchandise merchandize trade commerce commercialism mercantilism