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trade
(tr/eI/d )

noun (n)

  • the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services(noun.act)
    Example:
    Venice was an important center of trade with the East.
    They are accused of conspiring to constrain trade.
    source: wordnet30
  • the skilled practice of a practical occupation(noun.act)
    Example:
    He learned his trade as an apprentice.
    Synonym:
    craft
    source: wordnet30
  • the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    patronage
    source: wordnet30
  • a particular instance of buying or selling(noun.act)
    Example:
    I had no further trade with him.
    source: wordnet30
  • people who perform a particular kind of skilled work(noun.group)
    Example:
    As they say in the trade.
    source: wordnet30
  • steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator(noun.phenomenon)
    Example:
    They rode the trade winds going west.
    Synonym:
    trade wind
    source: wordnet30
  • an equal exchange(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    barter, swap, swop
    source: wordnet30
  • A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • engage in the trade of(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    merchandise
    source: wordnet30
  • turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Trade in an old car for a new one.
    Synonym:
    trade in
    source: wordnet30
  • be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The stock traded around $20 a share.
    source: wordnet30
  • exchange or give (something) in exchange for(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    swap, switch, swop
    source: wordnet30
  • do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    deal, sell
    source: wordnet30
  • To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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