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fair trade
noun
trade carried on under a fair-trade agreement.
Origin:
1715–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged
fair-trade
/
ˈfɛərˈtreɪd
/
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[
fair
-
treyd
]
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verb,
fair-trad·ed,
fair-trad·ing,
adjective
(formerly)
verb (used with object)
1.
to sell (a commodity) under a
fair-trade agreement
.
verb (used without object)
2.
to sell a
commodity
under a
fair-trade agreement
.
adjective
3.
subject to or resulting from a
fair-trade agreement
:
fair-trade items; fair-trade prices.
Origin:
1940–45
Related forms
fair-trad·er,
noun
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World English Dictionary
fair trade
—
n
a. the practice of directly benefiting producers in the developing world by buying straight from them at a guaranteed price
b. (
as modifier
):
fair-trade coffee
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Example sentences
Multinationals are now seen as tools, via
fair-trade
regulations, to sort out
the evils of third-world poverty.
The owner focuses on high quality,
fair-trade
products, which is always a bonus.
Serves only certified
fair-trade
organic coffee that's been roasted in small
batches for better flavor.
There's also mixed evidence on the effectiveness of
fair-trade
products at
spreading the wealth.
Give bridesmaids and groomsmen useful items such as cosmetics, wine or
fair-trade
coffee.
The on-site full-service bistro uses organic vegetables and herbs, free-range pork and beef and offers
fair-trade
coffee products.
Some of them have appeared at tour events bearing small packages of organic shade-grown
fair-trade
coffee.
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