Finance Trading Terms

noun a command or instruction that cancels or reverses a previous order

• The general issued a counterorder to halt the troops' advance.
• The boss gave a counterorder to cancel the meeting.
• I got a counterorder to switch shifts at work.
• Her decision to leave was like a counterorder to my plans.

noun the buying and selling of horses, typically involving shrewd or underhand bargaining

• The political parties engaged in horse trading to secure enough votes for their candidate.
• There's a lot of horse trading going on behind the scenes to get this deal done.
• I heard there was some shady horse trading happening in that business deal.
• In the world of finance, successful investors are skilled at the art of horse trading.