trafficking

English

Etymology

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.

   human trafficking

   drug trafficking

   arms trafficking

2. (biochemistry) The movement of an enzyme (or other protein) through tissue.

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.