corn grain exchange

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• Minneapolis Grain Exchange — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• Corn exchange — For the defunct US bank, see Corn Exchange Bank. The Exchange in Bristol A corn exchange (Commonwealth English) or grain exchange (North American English) was a building where farmers and merchants traded cereal grains. Such trade was common in… …   Wikipedia

• exchange — An association of persons who participate in the business of buying or selling futures contracts or futures options. A forum or place where traders gather to buy or sell economic goods. With the advent of the computerized exchange, it is… …   Financial and business terms

• Corn — is an English word dating back to Anglo Saxon times or earlier meaning cereal or grain. It commonly refers, in modern American usage, to Indian corn, that is, maize, but can also refer to wheat, barley, rye and so on.Early Modern English… …   Wikipedia

• corn exchange — corn exchanges also Corn Exchange N COUNT A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

• Corn Laws — This article is about British Corn Laws. For the British Canadian trading act, see Canada Corn Act. The Corn Laws were trade barriers designed to protect cereal[1] producers in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against competition… …   Wikipedia

• corn exchange — noun an exchange where grains are bought and sold • Hypernyms: ↑exchange * * * corn exchange noun A building where trade in corn is (or was) carried on • • • Main Entry: ↑corn * * * corn exchange UK US noun [countable] [ …   Useful english dictionary

• exchange — I n. act of exchanging 1) to agree to; make an exchange 2) a cultural exchange 3) in exchange for 4) an exchange between place where items are bought or sold 5) a commodity; corn (BE), grain (AE); farmers ; post (AE); stock exchange central… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Exchange — The marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities and indices are traded. Principal US stock exchanges are: New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE), American Stock Exchange ( AMEX) and the National Association of… …   Financial and business terms

• Corn dolly — Corn dollies or corn mothers are a form of straw work made as part of harvest customs of Europe before mechanization. Before Christianisation, in traditional pagan European culture it was believed that the spirit of the corn (in modern American,… …   Wikipedia

• corn — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a any cereal before or after harvesting, esp. the chief crop of a region: wheat, oats, or (in the US and Australia) maize. b a grain or seed of a cereal plant. 2 colloq. something corny or trite. v.tr. (as corned adj.) sprinkled… …   Useful english dictionary