trade

Noun
  1. The commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services (synset 101093829)
    "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"
    associated with: protect - use tariffs to favor domestic industry
    is a type of: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    subtypes:
    • fair trade - trade that is conducted legally
    • fair trade - trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations
    • free trade - international trade free of government interference
  2. The skilled practice of a practical occupation (synset 100607485)
    "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
    is a type of: business, job, line, line of work, occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    subtypes:
    same as: craft
  3. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers (synset 101098359)
    "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
    is a type of: business - the volume of commercial activity
    subtypes: custom - habitual patronage
    same as: patronage
  4. A particular instance of buying or selling (synset 101112179)
    "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"
    is a type of: dealing, dealings, transaction - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
    subtypes:
    same as: business deal, deal
  5. People who perform a particular kind of skilled work (synset 108453572)
    "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"
    is a type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum - people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    same as: craft
  6. Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator (synset 111540382)
    "they rode the trade winds going west"
    is a type of: prevailing wind - the predominant wind direction
    same as: trade wind
  7. An equal exchange (synset 101111592)
    "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
    is a type of: exchange, interchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
    subtypes: horse trade, horse trading - the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
    same as: barter, swap, swop
Verb
  1. Engage in the trade of (synset 202265169)
    "he is merchandising telephone sets"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    entail:
    • buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
    • sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
    subtypes:
    • black market, run - deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
    • traffic - trade or deal a commodity
    • arbitrage - practice arbitrage, as in the stock market
    • traffic - deal illegally
    • market - engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of
    • import - bring in from abroad
    • export - sell or transfer abroad
    same as: merchandise
  2. Turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase (synset 202264892)
    "trade in an old car for a new one"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: change, exchange, interchange - give to, and receive from, one another
    subtypes: barter away - trade in in a bartering transaction
    same as: trade in
  3. Be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions (synset 202734659)
    "The stock traded around $20 a share"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way
    subtypes: close - be priced or listed when trading stops
  4. Exchange or give (something) in exchange for (synset 202263812)
    is a type of: change, exchange, interchange - give to, and receive from, one another
    same as: swap, switch, swop
  5. Do business;
    Offer for sale as for one's livelihood (synset 202249738)
    "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: transact - conduct business
    subtypes:
    same as: deal, sell
    verb group:
    • deal - sell
    • sell - be sold at a certain price or in a certain way

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