- the commercial exchange or trading of goods.
- the flow of persons, vehicles or messages along transportation, commerce or communication lines.
- the customers, collectively, who patronize a store or business concern. (Admin Dictionary)
- 1 a : import and export trade b : the business of bartering or buying and selling c : illegal or disreputable usually commercial activity <the drug traffic>
- 2 a : communication or dealings especially between individuals or groups b : exchange <a lively traffic in ideas — F. L. Allen>
- 3 archaic : wares, goods
- 4 a (1) : the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route (2) : the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route (3) : congestion of vehicles <stuck in traffic> b : the information or signals transmitted over a communications system : messages
- 5 a : the passengers or cargo carried by a transportation system b : the business of transporting passengers or freight
- 6 : the volume of customers visiting a business establishment <restaurant traffic>
- 7 : a concentration of participants or players and especially defensive players <force difficult shots in traffic>
- Electronic commerce: Number of hits or visits a website receives during, usually, a 24-hour period.
- Retailing: Number of shoppers that pass through a shopping area, mall, or store, during the business hours.
Workload.
Example:
- I have a lot of traffic to handle on a daily basis.