trade

v. deal, transact, buy and sell; barter, exchange; purchase

n. business; commerce; barter; occupation

adj. commercial; of commerce

Trade is the voluntary exchange of goods, services, or both. Trade is also called commerce. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. Modern traders instead generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and later credit, paper money and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade between more than two traders is called multilateral trade.
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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"
(hypernym) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
(hyponym) free trade
(derivation) deal, sell
(class) protect
2. people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"
(synonym) craft
(hypernym) class, social class, socio-economic class
3. an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
(synonym) barter, swap, swop
(hypernym) exchange, interchange
(hyponym) horse trade, horse trading
(derivation) swap, swop, switch
4. the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
(synonym) craft
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line
(hyponym) airplane mechanics
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"
(synonym) deal, business deal
(hypernym) transaction, dealing, dealings
(hyponym) arms deal
(derivation) deal, sell
6. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
(synonym) patronage
(hypernym) business
(hyponym) custom
7. steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west"
(synonym) trade wind
(hypernym) prevailing wind
Verb
1. engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"
(synonym) merchandise
(hyponym) run, black market
(entail) buy, purchase
(derivation) deal, business deal
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
2. turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"
(synonym) trade in
(hypernym) exchange, change, interchange
(hyponym) barter away
(derivation) deal, business deal
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
3. be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"
(hypernym) sell
(hyponym) close
(derivation) deal, business deal
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
4. exchange or give (something) in exchange for
(synonym) swap, swop, switch
(hypernym) exchange, change, interchange
(derivation) barter, swap, swop
5. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
(synonym) deal, sell
(hypernym) transact
(hyponym) push
(verb-group) deal
(derivation) deal, business deal
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Adjective
1. relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce; "a trade fair"; "trade journals"; "trade goods"
(synonym) trade(a)
(similar) commercial

imp. of Tread.

  

(v.)
The trade winds.
  

(v.)
The business which a person has learned, and which he engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit; occupation; especially, mechanical employment as distinguished from the liberal arts, the learned professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the trade of a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the trade of a farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician.
  

(v.)
Specifically: The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter, or by buying and selling for money; commerce; traffic; barter.
  

(v.)
Refuse or rubbish from a mine.
  

(v.)
Instruments of any occupation.
  

(v.)
Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment.
  

(v.)
Business of any kind; matter of mutual consideration; affair; dealing.
  

(v.)
A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort.
  

(v.)
A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus, booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the trade, and are collectively designated as the trade.
  

(v. t.)
To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter.
  

(v. i.)
To have dealings; to be concerned or associated; -- usually followed by with.
  

(v. i.)
To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.
  

(v. i.)
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.