trade
noun
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
tradeless
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a word derived from
trade.
Example Sentences
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One that had a frenetic finale after two tradeless days.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2010
It is a tradeless place living on the monuments which attract strangers, and like many a city famous for stirring history, seems utterly exhausted.
From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
There were very many such helpless, tradeless men pacing the streets of Paris, when the fever of the revolution was cooled down, and ordinary business ways began to take their course.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by William Duthie
Alas! sunshine and storm pass across the scene, clothing the waters and the hills with alternate beauty and grandeur; but all changes come alike to the poor, tradeless, bookless, spiritless town.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by James Aitken Wylie
He saw how much harder it would be for a poor tradeless man like Arthur Lestrange to make such a resolve.
From There & Back by George MacDonald
