[Trade] \Trade\Trād\

Adjective

1. relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce; "a trade fair"; "trade journals"; "trade goods" [syn: trade(a)]

Noun

1. the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"
2. people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade" [syn: ]
3. an equal exchange; "we had no money so we hd to live by barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, ]
4. the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" [syn: ]
5. a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" [syn: deal, ]
6. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers: "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" [syn: ]
7. steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" [syn: ]

Translations

• Chinese: 贸易
• German: Handel m (1)
• Indonesian: perniagaan , perdagangan
• Japanese: 貿易 (ぼうえき , bōeki)

verb

1. engage in the trade of [syn: ]
2. turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one" [syn: ]
3. be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions: "The stock traded around $20 a share"
4. exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: swap, swop, ]
5. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal, ]

Translations

• Dutch: handel
• French: commerce
• Romanian: comerţ , negoţ

See also

• Buy
• Sell