trade (tr d)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. Phrasal Verbs: 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. 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, 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
tradeable adj
trading n
trader n
Trade
the act of navigating or trading along a coast.
Rare. useful arts, as agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing.
Obsolete, the purchase of all of a given commodity in order to control its price. — coemptive, adj.
the market condition that exists when there are only two sellers. — duopolist, n. — duopolistic, adj.
the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers. — duopsonistic, adj.
1. Rare. the act of purchasing.
2. Obsolete, the thing purchased. — emptional, adj.
2. Obsolete, the thing purchased. — emptional, adj.
Law. abuyer.
1. merchants collectively.
2. the business of commerce or trade.
2. the business of commerce or trade.
the practices and system of a monopoly. — monopolist, n. — monopolistic, adj.
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.
the market condition that exists when only one buyer will purchase the products of a number of sellers. — monopsonist, n. — monopsonistic, adj.
the condition of free enterprise, without restriction as to the number of sellers of a given product.
a market condition where no restriction on the number of buyers exists. — multiopsonist, n. — multiopsonistic, adj.
the market condition that exists when there are few sellers. — oligopolistic, adj.
a market condition in which there are few buyers. — oligopsonist, n. — oligopsonistic, adj.
fatherlike control over subordinates or employees in business. — paternalist, n. — paternalistic, adj.
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"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" 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" |
trade
noun 1. commerce, business, transactions, buying and selling, dealing, exchange, traffic, truck, barter
noun 2. job, employment, calling, business, line, skill, craft, profession, occupation, pursuit, line of work, métier, avocation
Translations
trade [treɪd] n → commerce m (= skill, job); métier m
vt (= exchange);
to trade sth (for sth) → échanger qch (contre qch);
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) (Brit) → ministère m du Commerce et de l'Industrie
trade [treɪd] n (activity) → Handel m;
(skill, job) → Handwerk nt
vi (= do business) → handeln
vt to trade sth (for sth) → etw (gegen etw) eintauschen;
foreign trade → Außenhandel m;
Department of Trade and Industry (Brit) → Wirtschaftsministerium nt;
trade [treɪd] n → commercio (= skill, job); mestiere m (= industry); industria, settore m
vi → commerciare;
to trade with/in → commerciare con/in;
n trade [treid]
1 the buying and selling of goods Japan does a lot of trade with Britain. handel تِجارَه търговия obchod handel; samhandel der Handel εμπόριο comercio kaubavahetus, kaubitsemine تجارت kaupankäynti commerce מִסחָר व्यापार trgovina kereskedelem perdagangan viðskipti commercio 貿易 통상, 무역 prekyba tirdzniecība perdagangan handel handel handel comércio comerţ торговля obchod trgovina trgovina handel การค้าขาย ticaret 貿易 торгівля خريد و فروخت thương mại, sự buôn bán 贸易
2 (a) business, occupation, or job He's in the jewellery trade. bedryf حِرْفَه، مِهْنَه، عَمَل تِجاري професия zaměstnání, živnost branche; -branche das Gewerbe επάγγελμα, τέχνη negocio; industria ala حرفه؛ کار ala métier, profession עָנָף व्यापार posao, zanimanje szakma bisnis atvinnugrein, starf lavoro, mestiere 職業 직업 verslas, užsiėmimas arods; profesija perdagangan vak bransje, næring, fag zawód comércio profesie, meserie род занятий;профессия zamestnanie, živnosť poklic posao yrke, hantverk, bransch อาชีพ meslek, iş 行業，職業 заняття; професія تجارت، پيشہ، کام nghề nghiệp 行业，职业
v
1 (often withinorwith) to buy and sell They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables. handel dryf يُتاجِر търгувам obchodovat handle; handle med handeln εμπορεύομαι comerciar kauplema تجارت کردن käydä kauppaa commercer לִסחוֹר व्यापार करना trgovati kereskedik berdagang versla með, stunda viðskipti commerciare 商売をする 장사[]하다 prekiauti tirgoties berjual handel drijven omsette, handle handlować negociar a face comerţ (cu) торговать obchodovať trgovati trgovati handla [], idka handel ค้าขาย ticaret/iş yapmak 經商，貿易 торгувати تجارت کرنا kinh doanh 经商，贸易
2 to exchange I traded my watch for a bicycle. ruil يُبادِل، يَتَبادَل البَضائِع разменям vyměnit bytte tauschen ανταλλάσσω cambiar vahetama معوضه کردن vaihtaa échanger לְהַחֲלִיף वस्तु विनिमय करना trampiti, zamijeniti vmit vmire becserél tukar-menukar skipta á, bÿtta scambiare 交換する 교환하다 išmainyti iemainīt menukarkan sst dgn sst ruilen bytte; utveksle wymienić trocar a da la schimb обменивать(ся) vymeniť zamenjati trampiti byta แลกเปลี่ยน takas etmek, değiştirmek 對換 міняти تبادلہ کرنا trao đổi 对换
n trader
a person who trades. handelaar تاجِر търговец obchodník, -ice handelsmand der/die Händler(in) έμπορος comerciante kaupmees تاجر kauppias commerçant/-ante סוֹחֵר व्यापारी trgovac kereskedő pedagang kaupmaður commerciante 商人 상인 prekiautojas, pirklys tirgotājs pedagang handelaar næringsdrivende, handelsmann kupiec, handlarz negociante comerciant торговец obchodník, -čka trgovec trgovac köpman ผู้ค้า tüccar 商人 торговець, крамар تاجر thương gia 商人
nouns trademark, ˈtradename
an officially registered mark or name belonging to a particular company, and not to be used by anyone else, that is put on all goods made by the company. handelsmerk عَلامَه تِجاريَّه، مارْكَه запазена марка obchodní značka varemærke die Schutzmarke εμπορικό σήμα marca registrada kaubamärk علامت تجاری tavaramerkki marque déposée סֶמֶל מִסחָרִי व्यावसायिक चिह्न zaštićeni znak védjegy merek dagang vörumerki marchio (depositato) 商標 상표(명) prekės ženklas, firmos ženklas firmas/preču zīme cap dagang handelsmerk varemerke znak handlowy marca registada marcă înregistrată торговая марка obchodná značka, obchodný názov tovarniški zaščitni znak zaštitni znak varumärke, firmamärke เครื่องหมายการค้า marka 商標 товарний знак, бренд تجارکہ نشان، مارکہ thương hiệu 商标
n tradesman [ˈtreidz-]
1 a shopkeeper. winkelier تاجِر، صاحِب حانوت собственик на магазин obchodník, kupec (en) handlende der/die Ladeninhaber(in) καταστηματάρχης, λιανέμπορος comerciante kaupmees مغازه دار kauppias commerçant/-ante בַּעַל חָנוּת दुकानदार trgovac, vlasnik trgovine kereskedő, boltos pemilik toko verslunarmaður negoziante, commerciante 商店主 (소매) 상인 krautuvininkas veikalnieks pekedai winkelier handels-/kjøpmann sklepikarz comerciante comerciant лавочник; торговец obchodník, kupec trgovec trgovac handlare, handelsman เจ้าของร้าน esnaf 零售商 торговець, крамар دکان دار người chủ hiệu 零售商
2 a workman in a skilled job My husband cannot mend the television-set – I'll have to send for a tradesman. vakman فَنِّي، مُخْتَص занаятчия odborník fagmand der Handwerker τεχνίτης técnico oskustööline پیشه ور ammatti-ihminen spécialiste בַּעַל מִקצוֹעַ obrtnik, majstor iparos; szakember teknisi iðnaðarmaður tecnico 職人 장인, 숙련공 meistras amatnieks; meistars tukang vakman håndverker fachowiec técnico meseriaş; specialist мастер odborník, remeselník obrtnik majstor hantverkare, reparatör คนที่มีอาชีพที่ต้องใช้ฝีมือ เช่น ช่างไม้ usta 技術工人 спеціаліст کاري گر người giao hàng 技术工人
trade(s) union
a group of workers of the same trade who join together to bargain with employers for fair wages, better working conditions etc. vakbond نِقابَة عُمّال професионален съюз odbory fagforening die Gewerkschaft εργατικό σωματείο sindicato ametiühing اتحادیه کارگری ammattiyhdistys syndicat אִיגוּד מִקצוֹעִי मजदूर संघ radnički sindikat szakszervezet serikat buruh stéttar/-verkalÿðsfélag sindacato 労働組合 노동 조합 profsąjunga arodbiedrība kesatuan sekerja vakbond fagforening związek zawodowy sindicato sindicat профсоюз; тред-юнион odbory delavski sindikat sindikat fackförening สหภาพแรงงาน işçi sendikası 工會 профспілка ٹريڈ يونين، کسي تجارت کے کارکنان کي جماعت hiệp hội thương mại 工会
trade(s) unionist
). vakbondlid عَضو في نِقابَة العُمّال член на професионален съюз odborář fagforeningsmedlem der/die Gewerkschafterler(in) συνδικαλιστής, συνδικαλισμός sindicalista; sindicalismo ametiühinguliige عضو اتحادیه کارگری ammattiyhdistysihminen, ammattiyhdistysliike syndicaliste; syndicalisme חַבֵר בְּאִיגוּד מִקצוֹעִי श्रमिक संघवाद sindikalist szakszervezeti tag anggota serikat buruh félagi í verkalÿðsfélagi sindacalista 労働組合員 노동 조합 주의 profsąjungos narys arodbiedrības biedrs ahli (aktif) kesatuan sekerja vakbondslid fagforeningsmedlem; arbeid for opprettelse av fagforeninger związkowiec operário sindicalizado sindicalist; sindicalism тред-юнионист;тред-юнионизм odborár član delavskega sindikata sindikalac fackföreningsmedlem สมาชิกสหภาพแรงงาน (işçi) sendikalı 工會會員 член профспілки ٹريڈ يونين کا ممبر thành viên hiệp hội thương mại 工会会员
trade wind
a wind that blows towards the equator (from the north-east and south-east). passaatwind ريح تِجارِيَّه، رياح تَهُب نحو خط الإسْتِواء пасат pasát passatvind der Passat μελτέμι viento alisio passaat باد مداوم جنوب شرقی یا شمال خاوری pasaatituuli (vent) alizé רוּחַ קְבוּעָה וַחֲזָקַה पूर्वी हवा pasatni vjetar passzátszél angin pasat staðvindur (vento) aliseo 貿易風 무역풍 pasatas pasāts angin pasat passaatwind passat(vind) pasat vento alísio (vânt) alizeu пассат pasát pasatni veter vetar koji duva ka ekvatoru passadvind ลมสินค้า alize rüzgarı 信風 пасат خط استوا کي طرف چلنے والي ہوائيں gió mậu dịch 信风
trade in
inruil يَشْتَري ويُعْطي السَّيّاره كجُزءْ من الثَّمَن заменям dát na protiúčet give i (delvis) udbetaling; give i bytte in Zahlung geben δίνω σε αντάλλαγμα, ανταλλαγή dar como parte del pago, dar como entrada (juurdemaksuga) ümber vahetama مبادله کردن antaa vaihdossa faire reprendre; (n.) reprise לְהַחֲלִיף ב- आंशिक अदायगी zamijeniti kicserél, becserél tukar tambah hlutur látinn upp í greiðslu á nÿjum hlut cedere 下取りに出す atiduoti (ką sena perkant nauja) nodot lietotu mantu, lai piemaksājot nopirktu jaunu tukar beli inruilen bytte inn wymienić za dopłatą trocar em pagamento parcial a face comerţ/schimb; comerţ, schimb сдавать вещь в счёт оплаты новой dať na protiúčet, urobiť výmenu dati staro za novo trampiti byta in กิจการซื้อขายแลกเปลี่ยน fiyat farkı verip eskiyi yeniyle değiştirmek 折價 віддавати стару річ в рахунок оплати нової بدلے ميں دينا trao đổi 折价
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