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fair trade

–noun
trade carried on under a fair-trade agreement.

Origin:
1715–25

fair-trade

[fair-treyd] verb, -trad⋅ed, -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


fair-trader, noun
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fair-trade   (fâr'trād')
tr.v.   fair-trad·ed, fair-trad·ing, fair-trades
To sell (a commodity) at a price consistent with a fair-trade agreement.
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Main Entry: fair–trade
Function: transitive verb
: to market (a commodity) in compliance with the provisions of a fair-trade agreement —fair trade nounfair trader noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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