trade

trade (tr

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 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 Verbs:

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.]

trada·ble, tradea·ble adj.

trade

Noun

1. the buying and selling of goods and services

2. a person's job, esp. a craft requiring skill: he's a plumber by trade

3. the people and practices of an industry, craft, or business

4. amount of custom or commercial dealings: a brisk trade in second-hand weapons

5. a specified market or business: the wool trade

6. trades the trade winds

Verb

[trading, traded]

1. to buy and sell (goods)

2. to exchange: he traded a job in New York for a life as a cowboy

3. to engage in trade

4. to deal or do business (with) [Low German: track, hence a regular business]

tradable
tradeable adj
trading n
trader n

Trade

cabotage

the act of navigating or trading along a coast.

chreotechnics

Rare. useful arts, as agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing.

coemption

Obsolete, the purchase of all of a given commodity in order to control its price. — coemptive, adj.

duopoly

the market condition that exists when there are only two sellers. — duopolist, n. — duopolistic, adj.

duopsony

the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers. — duopsonistic, adj.

emption

1. Rare. the act of purchasing.
2. Obsolete, the thing purchased. — emptional, adj.

emptor

Law. abuyer.

merchantry

1. merchants collectively.
2. the business of commerce or trade.

monopolism

the practices and system of a monopoly. — monopolist, n. — monopolistic, adj.

monopoly

an exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. — monopolist, n. — monopolistic, adj.

monopsony

the market condition that exists when only one buyer will purchase the products of a number of sellers. — monopsonist, n. — monopsonistic, adj.

multiopoly

the condition of free enterprise, without restriction as to the number of sellers of a given product.

multiopsony

a market condition where no restriction on the number of buyers exists. — multiopsonist, n. — multiopsonistic, adj.

oligopoly

the market condition that exists when there are few sellers. — oligopolistic, adj.

oligopsony

a market condition in which there are few buyers. — oligopsonist, n. — oligopsonistic, adj.

paternalism

fatherlike control over subordinates or employees in business. — paternalist, n. — paternalistic, adj.

preferentialism

the policy of giving preferential treatment in international trade. — preferentialist, n.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	trade - the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) fair trade - trade that is conducted legally fair trade - trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations free trade - international trade free of government interference protect - use tariffs to favor domestic industry
	2.	trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" craft job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" airplane mechanics - the craft of building and repairing airplanes auto mechanics - the craft of building and repairing automobiles basketry - the craft of basket making carpentry, woodworking, woodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood drafting, mechanical drawing - the craft of drawing blueprints dressmaking - the craft of making dresses electrical work - the craft of an electrician interior design, interior decoration - the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior lumbering - the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber masonry - the craft of a mason oculism - the craft of an oculist house painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" papermaking - the craft of making paper pilotage, piloting - the occupation of a pilot plumbery, plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) pottery - the craft of making earthenware pyrotechny, pyrotechnics - the craft of making fireworks cobbling, shoe repairing, shoemaking - the shoemaker's trade roofing - the craft of a roofer sheet-metal work - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) shingling - the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry" tailoring - the occupation of a tailor tool-and-die work - the craft of making special tools and dies handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands mintage - act or process of minting coins tanning - making leather from rawhide typography - the craft of composing type and printing from it undertaking - the trade of a funeral director upholstery - the craft of upholstering wine making, winemaking - the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
	3.	trade - the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" patronage business - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" custom - habitual patronage; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"
	4.	trade - a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" business deal, deal transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" arms deal - a deal to provide military arms penny ante - a business deal on a trivial scale
	5.	trade - people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade" craft social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
	6.	trade - steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" trade wind prevailing wind - the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest"
	7.	trade - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" barter, swap, swop interchange, exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" horse trade, horse trading - the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
Verb	1.	trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" merchandise commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) black market, run - deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor traffic - trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold" arbitrage - practice arbitrage, as in the stock market traffic - deal illegally; "traffic drugs" market - engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products" import - bring in from abroad export - sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"
	2.	trade - turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one" trade in commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" barter away - trade in in a bartering transaction
	3.	trade - be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" close - be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
	4.	trade - exchange or give (something) in exchange for swap, swop, switch exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
	5.	trade - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" sell, deal commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) push - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments" deal - sell; "deal hashish" deal - sell; "deal hashish" black marketeer - deal on the black market pyramid - use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal market - deal in a market hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend, pitch - sell or offer for sale from place to place sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"