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| 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"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 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 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 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"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"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"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"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"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"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"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 forexchange, 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"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" 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 sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" |