trafficking

English

Etymology

From traffic +‎ -ing.

Verb

trafficking

1. present participle and gerund of traffic
2. present participle and gerund of traffick

Noun

trafficking (plural traffickings)

1. The illegal trade or exchange of goods.
2. (biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.

Derived terms

• arms trafficking
• drug trafficking
• human trafficking
• sex trafficking

 

Translations

the illegal trade or movement of goods

• Hindi: तस्करी (hi) (taskarī)
• Maori: hokotaihara

the movement of an enzyme or other protein through tissue

Further reading

• “trafficking”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “trafficking”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “trafficking” (US) / “trafficking” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.