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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.
EXPANDsome 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.
COLLAPSEtrades. trade wind (def. 1).
verb (used with object)
12.
to buy and sell; barter; traffic in.
13.
to exchange: to trade seats.
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Trading
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used without object)
14.
to carry on trade.
15.
to traffic (usually followed by in): a tyrant who trades in human lives.
16.
to make an exchange.
17.
to make one's purchases; shop; buy.
adjective
Verb phrases18.
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.
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/upon, to turn to one's advantage, especially 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; Middle English: course, path, track < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch (Old Saxon trada), cognate with Old High German trata; akin to tread
1300–50; 1540–50 for def. 4; Middle English: course, path, track < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch (Old Saxon trada), cognate with Old High German trata; akin to tread
Related forms
trad·a·ble, trade·a·ble, adjective
trade·less, adjective
in·ter·trade, noun, verb, -trad·ed, -trad·ing.
non·trade, noun
non·trad·ing, adjective
EXPANDpro·trade, adjective
re·trade, verb, -trad·ed, -trad·ing, noun
un·der·trade, verb, -trad·ed, -trad·ing.
un·trad·a·ble, adjective
un·trade·a·ble, adjective
un·trad·ed, adjective
un·trad·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. business, barter, dealing. Trade, commerce, traffic refer to the exchanging of commodities for other commodities or money. Trade is the general word: a brisk trade between the nations. Commerce applies to trade on a large scale and over an extensive area: international commerce. Traffic may refer to a particular kind of trade; but it usually suggests the travel, transportation, and activity associated with or incident to trade: the opium traffic; heavy traffic on the railroads. 3. swap. 4. vocation, métier, employment, living, craft. See occupation. 12. Trade, bargain, barter, sell refer to exchange or transfer of ownership for some kind of material consideration. Trade conveys the general idea, but often means to exchange articles of more or less even value: to trade with Argentina. Bargain suggests a somewhat extended period of coming to terms: to bargain about the price of a horse. Barter applies especially to exchanging goods, wares, labor, etc., with no transfer of money for the transaction: to barter wheat for machinery. Sell implies transferring ownership, usually for a sum of money: to sell a car.
1. business, barter, dealing. Trade, commerce, traffic refer to the exchanging of commodities for other commodities or money. Trade is the general word: a brisk trade between the nations. Commerce applies to trade on a large scale and over an extensive area: international commerce. Traffic may refer to a particular kind of trade; but it usually suggests the travel, transportation, and activity associated with or incident to trade: the opium traffic; heavy traffic on the railroads. 3. swap. 4. vocation, métier, employment, living, craft. See occupation. 12. Trade, bargain, barter, sell refer to exchange or transfer of ownership for some kind of material consideration. Trade conveys the general idea, but often means to exchange articles of more or less even value: to trade with Argentina. Bargain suggests a somewhat extended period of coming to terms: to bargain about the price of a horse. Barter applies especially to exchanging goods, wares, labor, etc., with no transfer of money for the transaction: to barter wheat for machinery. Sell implies transferring ownership, usually for a sum of money: to sell a car.
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Word Origin & History
trade
1548, "to tread a path," from trade (n.). Meaning "to occupy oneself (in something)" is recorded from 1606. The U.S. sports team sense of "to exchange one player for another" is attested from 1899. To trade down is attested from 1942. Trade-in in ref. to used cars is recorded
EXPANDfrom 1917; trade-off "sacrifice of one benefit for another" is attested from 1961. Trading post is recorded from 1796.
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trade definition
Business or commerce; economic activity.
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