trade
noun
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
trades
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pluralof trade.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof trade (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
tradenounthe act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.
Example Sentences
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Recent weakness in stock markets has helped convince Citi strategists to abandon one of their main trades: long on hyperscalers and growth stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Kalshi offers trades on which states might halt new data-center developments before 2028, including New Hampshire, Michigan and Maine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Even with all that excitement, Skydance still trades for a large discount to the goodwill alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Proceeds from some of the trades went to meet margin requirements tied to investment in credit default swap indexes and other trades, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“When confronted with some intellectual point about his trades, Howie wouldn’t go to an intellectual place,” said one of the people charged with supervising Hubler in his early days at Morgan Stanley.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
