trade
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.
the act of buying, selling, or exchanging stocks, bonds, or currency: Stock brokerages typically charge a commission per trade.
a purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.
an exchange of items, usually without payment of money.
Sports. the transfer of a player or players among professional teams: a midseason trade.
any occupation pursued as a business or livelihood.
some line of skilled manual or mechanical work; craft: the trade of a carpenter; printer's trade.
people engaged in a particular line of business: a lecture of interest only to the trade.
market: an increase in the tourist trade.
a field of business activity: a magazine for the furniture trade.
the customers of a business establishment.
Informal. trade paper.
trades. trade wind (def. 1).
to buy and sell; barter; traffic in.
to exchange: to trade seats.
Sports. to transfer (a player under contract) from one team to another: The manager traded two defensive players at the end of the season.
to carry on trade.
to be bought, sold, or exchanged: Stocks traded lower after the release of the jobs report.
to traffic (usually followed by in): a tyrant who trades in human lives.
to make an exchange.
to make one's purchases; shop; buy.
of or relating to trade or commerce.
used by, serving, or intended for a particular trade: trade journal.
Also trades. of, composed of, or serving the members of a trade: a trade club.
trade down, to exchange a more valuable or desirable item for a less valuable or desirable one.
trade in, to give (a used article) as payment to be credited toward a purchase: We trade in our car every three years.
trade off, to exchange something for or with another.
trade on / upon to turn to one's advantage, especially selfishly or unfairly; exploit: to trade on the weaknesses of others.
trade up, to exchange a less valuable or desirable item for a more valuable or desirable one.
Origin of trade
1synonym study For trade
Other words for trade
Other words from trade
- trad·a·ble, trade·a·ble, adjective
- tradeless, adjective
- in·ter·trade, noun, verb, in·ter·trad·ed, in·ter·trad·ing.
- non·trade, noun
- non·trad·ing, adjective
- pro·trade, adjective
- re·trade, verb, re·trad·ed, re·trad·ing, noun
- un·der·trade, verb, un·der·trad·ed, un·der·trad·ing.
- un·trad·a·ble, adjective
- un·trade·a·ble, adjective
- un·trad·ed, adjective
- un·trad·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for trade
/ (treɪd) /
the act or an instance of buying and selling goods and services either on the domestic (wholesale and retail) markets or on the international (import, export, and entrepôt) markets: Related adjective: mercantile
a personal occupation, esp a craft requiring skill
the people and practices of an industry, craft, or business
exchange of one thing for something else
the regular clientele of a firm or industry
amount of custom or commercial dealings; business
a specified market or business: the tailoring trade
an occupation in commerce, as opposed to a profession
commercial customers, as opposed to the general public: trade only; trade advertising
homosexual slang a sexual partner or sexual partners collectively
archaic a custom or habit
(tr) to buy and sell (commercial merchandise)
to exchange (one thing) for another
(intr) to engage in trade
(intr) to deal or do business (with): we trade with them regularly
intended for or available only to people in industry or business: trade prices
Origin of trade
1- See also trade down, trade-in, trade on, trade up
Derived forms of trade
- tradable or tradeable, adjective
- tradeless, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for trade
Business or commerce; economic activity.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with trade
In addition to the idioms beginning with trade
- trade down
- trade in
- trade off
- trade on
- trade up
also see:
- tricks of the trade
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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