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PRONUNCIATION OF TRADING STANDARDS

trading standards  [ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈstændədz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRADING STANDARDS

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conjunction
determiner
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Trading standards is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRADING STANDARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trading Standards

Trading Standards is the name given to local authority departments in the UK formerly known as Weights and Measures. Frequently, the Trading Standards enforcement functions of a local authority are performed by a small part of a larger department which enforces a wide range of other legislation: environmental health, health and safety, licensing and so on. These departments investigate commercial organisations that trade outside the law or in unethical ways. They attempt to remedy breaches by advice or by formal enforcement action.

Definition of trading standards in the English dictionary

The definition of trading standards in the dictionary is a local authority department that deals with diverse issues under a wide variety of legislation, relating to food safety, pricing, prevention of sales of counterfeit goods and tobacco and alcohol to under-age buyers, and action to prevent exploitation of vulnerable consumers by scams and doorstep crime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRADING STANDARDS


afterwards
ˈɑːftəwədz
ass-backwards
ˌæsˈbækwədz
backwards
ˈbækwədz
billiards
ˈbɪljədz
downwards
ˈdaʊnwədz
eastwards
ˈiːstwədz
Edwards
ˈɛdwədz
forwards
ˈfɔːwədz
hazards
ˈhæzədz
hundreds
ˈhʌndrədz
innards
ˈɪnədz
inwards
ˈɪnwədz
northwards
ˈnɔːθwədz
onwards
ˈɒnwədz
outwards
ˈaʊtwədz
rearwards
ˈrɪəwədz
Richards
ˈrɪtʃədz
southwards
ˈsaʊθwədz
standards
ˈstændədz
upwards
ˈʌpwədz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRADING STANDARDS

trading
trading account
trading capital
trading card
trading company
trading estate
trading floor
trading nation
trading partner
trading post
trading profits
trading stamp
Trading Standards Institute
trading standards office
trading standards officer
tradition
traditional
traditional logic
traditional medicine
traditional option

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRADING STANDARDS

accounting standards
as regards
bend over backwards
boards
cards
Guards
Horse Guards
house of cards
keyboards
Life Guards
living standards
National Bureau of Standards
on the cards
regards
rewards
safety standards
sideboards
the boards
the whole nine yards
towards

Synonyms and antonyms of trading standards in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «trading standards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRADING STANDARDS

Find out the translation of trading standards to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trading standards from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trading standards» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贸易标准
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

normas comerciales
570 millions of speakers

English

trading standards
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यापार मानकों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معايير التجارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

торговые стандарты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

normas comerciais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রেডিং স্ট্যান্ডার্ডগুলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

normes commerciales
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piawaian dagangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Handelsnormen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トレーディング規格
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거래 표준
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Standar dagang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiêu chuẩn thương mại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வர்த்தக தரநிலைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रेडिंग मानदंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ticaret standartları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

norme commerciali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

normy handlowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

торговельні стандарти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

standardele de comercializare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρότυπα εμπορίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handel standaarde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handelsnormer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trading standarder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trading standards

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRADING STANDARDS»

The term «trading standards» is regularly used and occupies the 73.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRADING STANDARDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trading standards

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRADING STANDARDS»

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Trading Standards: Law and Practice
This is an authoritative and comprehensive guide for everyone concerned with the implementation of UK trading standards law. The book covers the full range of the work undertaken by trading standards officers in local authorities.
Bryan Lewin, Jonathan Kirk, Neil Coltart, 2011
2
Protecting consumers - the system for enforcing consumer ...
fifty-fourth report of session 2010-12, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts. and Trading Standards Institute and Trading Standards Institute.
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, 2011
3
Yearbook 2005: British Retail Consortium
The relevance to business and consumer prosperity of modern, efficient, visible Trading Standards can rarely have been greater than it is today and will be in the future. The DTI consultation (July 2004) 'Extending Competitive Markets: ...
British Retail Consortium, 2004
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Protecting consumers - the system for enforcing consumer ...
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Office of Fair Trading and local authority Trading Standards services Great Britain: National Audit Office. 13 The framework for prioritising and allocating cases, introduced by the Office of Fair ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2011
5
House of Commons - Business, Innovation and Skills ...
Evidence from the survey by Trading Standards carried out in 2012 indicates that these offences of obstruction are rarely prosecuted separately or alongside other offences. Prosecutions are reserved for the really egregious cases, which are ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, 2013
6
Gowers Review of Intellectual Property
Role for Trading Standards Trading 5.108 Copyright and trade mark owners have full access to civil and criminal ... of Trading Standards and the police to enforce rights, and infringements should be dealt with using criminal penalties.
Andrew Gowers, 2006
7
The work of the Office of Fair Trading: twelfth report, ...
Our comments relate mainly to how the OFT prioritises its activities and its relationship with Trading Standards Services, businesses and consumers. SUMMARY The OFT has recently assumed responsibility for championing the work of Local ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Trade and Industry Committee, 2007
8
British Qualifications 2013: A Complete Guide to ...
Membership of Professional Institutions and Associations THE TRADING STANDARDS INSTITUTE TRANSPORT Membership of Professional Institutions and Associations INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT. DESIGNATORYLETTERS LARTPI ...
Kogan Page Ltd, Kogan Page Page Editorial Editorial Staff, 2013
9
OCR National Level 2 in Business Student Book
There are many ways in which consumers can obtain help, advice and support. The major sources are listed below: • Trading Standards • Environmental Health • Citizens Advice Bureau • Trade Associations " Consumers' Association • utilities ...
Karen Hough, Nick Colburn, 2005
10
Systems Thinking in the Public Sector
Another example, which is illustrative of the risks in his vision, is trading standards, which we met earlier in the book. To explain what has happened, I need first to explain a little of the history. Trading standards People in trading standards will ...
John Seddon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRADING STANDARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trading standards is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scam list by Trading Standards has the names of 200000 on it
Almost 200,000 potential victims who appear on so-called "suckers lists" used by scammers have been identified by Trading Standards teams in a crackdown on ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
UK Authorities Launch Facebook Piracy Crackdown
Trading standards officers and police are carrying out a crackdown across England, Wales and Northern Ireland against those who offer pirate and counterfeit ... «TorrentFreak, Jun 15»
3
Dangerous teddy bears seized by trading standards because of …
It might look cute and cuddly but more than 2,000 of these unstuffed teddy bears have been seized by trading standards officers. The eyes and nose are badly ... «ITV News, Jun 15»
4
Trading Standards warn of health products scam
West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service has warned consumers to be wary of traders claiming that they have won a free holiday in a prize draw by just ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jun 15»
5
Thomson Reuters FXall calls for higher FX trading standards
The group will implement a Provisory Liquidity protocol allowing market participants to make informed choices about the use of 'last look' liquidity through ... «LeapRate, May 15»
6
Trading Standards sting caught dealer selling dangerous tyres in …
Luke McKenzie, who traded at MOSS Tyres on the Springfield Garden Industrial Estate in Grantham, was investigated by trading standards officers following ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Apr 15»
7
Redhill Poundland still selling 'potentially dangerous' mini eggs …
POUNDLAND in Redhill is still selling 'potentially dangerous' decorative Easter eggs which could be a choking hazard to children. Surrey Trading Standards ... «Surrey Mirror, Apr 15»
8
Trading Standards 'struggling to work' after budget cuts
The UK's Trading Standards institute are struggling to do "proactive surveillance work in order to maintain standards" after being hard-hit by budget cuts, ... «ITV News, Mar 15»
9
Almost 2m unsafe items seized at UK borders in 2014
Among the 1.9m items held by National Trading Standards were 397 home tooth whitening kits that contained 61 times the permitted level of hydrogen peroxide ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
Sniffer dogs hunt out illegal tobacco in Burnley raids
Sniffer dogs helped to discover large amounts of illegal tobacco in raids carried out by Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service in Burnley, Nelson ... «Burnley Express, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Trading standards [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/trading-standards>. Apr 2024 ».
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