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   trade

   /treɪd/

   noun

   • 1. the action of buying and selling goods and services: "a move to ban all trade in ivory" Similar commercebuying and sellingdealingtraffictraffickingbusinessmarketingmerchandisingbargainingdealingstransactionsnegotiationsproceedings
   • ▪ the practice of making one's living in business, as opposed to in a profession or from unearned income: dated, derogatory "the aristocratic classes were contemptuous of those in trade"
   • ▪ (in sport) a transfer: North American "players can demand a trade after five years of service"
   • 2. a job requiring manual skills and special training: "the fundamentals of the construction trade" Similar craftoccupationjobday jobcareerprofessionbusinesspursuitlivinglivelihoodlineline of workline of businessvocationcallingwalk of lifeprovincefieldworkemploymentmétier
   • ▪ the people engaged in a particular area of business: "in the trade this sort of computer is called ‘a client-based system’" Similar commercebuying and sellingdealingtraffictraffickingbusinessmarketingmerchandisingbargainingdealingstransactionsnegotiationsproceedings
   • ▪ people licensed to sell alcoholic drink. British
   • 3. a trade wind: "the north-east trades"

   verb

   • 1. buy and sell goods and services: "middlemen trading in luxury goods" Similar dealtrafficbuy and sellmarketpeddlemerchandisebarterinformal:hawktoutflogrundo businessdealrunoperate
   • ▪ buy or sell (a particular item or product): "she has traded millions of dollars' worth of metals"
   • ▪ (especially of shares or currency) be bought and sold at a specified price: "the dollar was trading where it was in January"
   • 2. exchange (something) for something else, typically as a commercial transaction: "they trade mud-shark livers for fish oil" Similar swapexchangeswitchbartersubstitutereplacearchaic:truck
   • ▪ give and receive (something, typically insults or blows): "they traded a few punches"
   • ▪ transfer (a player) to another team: North American "would his behaviour cause them to trade him?"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Low German, literally ‘track’, of West Germanic origin; related to tread. Early senses included ‘course, way of life’, which gave rise in the 16th century to ‘habitual practice of an occupation’, ‘skilled handicraft’. The current verb senses date from the late 16th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRADE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TRADE meaning: 1. the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or…. Learn more.

   • Cap and Trade

     CAP AND TRADE meaning: a system that puts a limit on the...

   • Trade Advertising

     trade advertising meaning: advertising to other businesses...

   • Invisible Trade

     INVISIBLE TRADE meaning: international trade in services...

   • Balance of Trade

     BALANCE OF TRADE meaning: the difference between the money...

   • Trade: Portuguese Translation

     TRADE translations: comércio, indústria, ofício, comercial,...

   • Trade: Korean Translation

     trade translations: 거래, 직업, 사업, 거래하다. Learn more in the...

   • Foreign Trade

     FOREIGN TRADE meaning: the activity of trading goods and...

   • Chamber of Trade

     chamber of trade meaning: an organization of local...

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › tradeTRADE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Trade definition: the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries. See examples of TRADE used in a sentence.

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRADE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tradeTrade Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TRADE is the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities : commerce. How to use trade in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trade.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › tradeTRADE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   TRADE definition: 1. the buying and selling of large numbers of goods or services, especially between countries: 2…. Learn more.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TradeTrade - Wikipedia

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   Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. Traders generally negotiate through a medium of credit or exchange, such as money.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › tradeTrade - definition of trade by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. The business of buying and selling commodities, products, or services; commerce. See Synonyms at business. 2. A branch or kind of business: the women's clothing trade. 3. The people working in or associated with a business or industry: writers, editors, and other members of the publishing trade. 4.