switch dealing

名詞

歴史的 不可算名詞

(business, historical) The situation where a Western country, trading with the Eastern Bloc, accepted goods as part payment despite having no use for them, and then sold them on to others.

日本語の意味

冷戦期において、西側諸国が東側との貿易で、使用目的のない商品の一部を支払い手段として受け取り、その商品を再販売する取引慣行を指す。

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During the Cold War, a number of Western firms relied on switch dealing, accepting surplus Eastern Bloc equipment as partial payment and then selling it on to other buyers.

冷戦中、西側の複数の企業は東側圏の余剰設備を代物弁済として受け取り、それを第三者に転売する慣行に頼っていた。

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意味（1）

(business, historical) The situation where a Western country, trading with the Eastern Bloc, accepted goods as part payment despite having no use for them, and then sold them on to others.