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trade

   [treyd]
noun, verb, trad⋅ed, trad⋅ing, adjective
–noun
1. the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
2. a purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.
3. an exchange of items, usually without payment of money.
4. any occupation pursued as a business or livelihood.
5. some line of skilled manual or mechanical work; craft: the trade of a carpenter; printer's trade.
6. people engaged in a particular line of business: a lecture of interest only to the trade.
7. market: an increase in the tourist trade.
8. a field of business activity: a magazine for the furniture trade.
9. the customers of a business establishment.
10. Informal. trade paper.
11. trades. trade wind (def. 1).
–verb (used with object)
12. to buy and sell; barter; traffic in.
13. to exchange: to trade seats.
–verb (used without object)
14. to carry on trade.
15. to traffic (usually fol. by in): a tyrant who trades in human lives.
16. to make an exchange.
17. to make one's purchases; shop; buy.
–adjective
18. of or pertaining to trade or commerce.
19. used by, serving, or intended for a particular trade: trade journal.
20. Also, trades. of, composed of, or serving the members of a trade: a trade club.
—Verb phrases
21. trade down, to exchange a more valuable or desirable item for a less valuable or desirable one.
22. trade in, to give (a used article) as payment to be credited toward a purchase: We trade in our car every three years.
23. trade off, to exchange something for or with another.
24. trade on or upon, to turn to one's advantage, esp. selfishly or unfairly; exploit: to trade on the weaknesses of others.
25. trade up, to exchange a less valuable or desirable item for a more valuable or desirable one.
Origin:
1300–50; 1540–50 for def. 4; ME: course, path, track < MLG, MD (OS trada), c. OHG trata; akin to tread
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trade     (trād)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The business of buying and selling commodities; commerce. See Synonyms at business.
  2. The people working in or associated with a business or industry: a textile-exporting publication for the trade.
  3. The customers of a specified business or industry; clientele.
  4. The act or an instance of buying or selling; transaction.
  5. An exchange of one thing for another.
  6. An occupation, especially one requiring skilled labor; craft: the building trades, including carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical installation.
  7. The trade winds. Often used in the plural with the.
v.   trad·ed, trad·ing, trades

v.   intr.
  1. To engage in buying and selling for profit.
  2. To make an exchange of one thing for another.
  3. To be offered for sale: Stocks traded at lower prices this morning.
  4. To shop or buy regularly: trades at the local supermarket.
v.   tr.
  1. To give in exchange for something else: trade farm products for manufactured goods; will trade my ticket for yours.
  2. To buy and sell (stock, for example).
  3. To pass back and forth: We traded jokes.
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to trade or commerce.
  2. Relating to, used by, or serving a particular trade: a trade magazine.
  3. Of or relating to books that are primarily published to be sold commercially, as in bookstores.
Phrasal Verb(s):
trade down To trade something in for something else of lower value or price: bought a new, smaller car, trading the old one down for economy.
trade in To surrender or sell (an old or used item), using the proceeds as partial payment on a new purchase.
trade on To put to calculated and often unscrupulous advantage; exploit: children of celebrities who trade on their family names.
trade up To trade something in for something else of greater value or price: The value of our house soared, enabling us to trade up to a larger place.

[Middle English, course, from Middle Low German.]
trad'a·ble, trade'a·ble adj.
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