| barter | | |
| n. (act) | 1. barter, swap, swop, trade | an equal exchange.; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" |
| ~ interchange, exchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries).; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" |
| ~ horse trade, horse trading | the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining). |
| v. (possession) | 2. barter | exchange goods without involving money. |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| exchange | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another. |
| ~ chemical phenomenon | any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules). |
| ~ photochemical exchange | an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light). |
| n. (communication) | 2. exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one).; "they had a bitter exchange" |
| ~ conversation | the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.. |
| n. (act) | 3. exchange, interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing.; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners" |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ trade-off, tradeoff | an exchange that occurs as a compromise.; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine" |
| n. (act) | 4. exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received.; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable" |
| ~ transaction, dealing, dealings | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities).; "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" |
| ~ logrolling | act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. central, exchange, telephone exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication. |
| ~ centrex | (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange. |
| ~ patchboard, plugboard, switchboard | telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords. |
| ~ phone system, telephone system | a communication system that transmits sound between distant points. |
| ~ workplace, work | a place where work is done.; "he arrived at work early today" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. exchange | a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members. |
| ~ commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange | an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery. |
| ~ corn exchange | an exchange where grains are bought and sold. |
| ~ trading floor, floor | a large room in a exchange where the trading is done.; "he is a floor trader" |
| ~ securities market, stock exchange, stock market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers. |
| ~ workplace, work | a place where work is done.; "he arrived at work early today" |
| n. (act) | 7. exchange, rally | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes.; "after a short rally Connors won the point" |
| ~ squash rackets, squash racquets, squash | a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets. |
| ~ badminton | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net. |
| ~ lawn tennis, tennis | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court. |
| ~ ping-pong, table tennis | a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball. |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| n. (act) | 8. exchange, interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries).; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ conversion | act of exchanging one type of money or security for another. |
| ~ barter, swap, swop, trade | an equal exchange.; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" |
| ~ foreign exchange | the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place. |
| n. (act) | 9. commutation, exchange, substitution | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:.; "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ replacement, replacing | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another.; "replacing the star will not be easy" |
| ~ subrogation | (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another. |
| ~ weaning, ablactation | the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal. |
| n. (act) | 10. exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop.; "black lost the exchange" |
| ~ capture | the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| n. (act) | 11. exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value.; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens" |
| ~ capture | the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| v. (possession) | 12. change, exchange, interchange | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| ~ transfer | cause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| ~ sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
| ~ cash, cash in | exchange for cash.; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" |
| ~ ransom, redeem | exchange or buy back for money; under threat. |
| ~ redeem | to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange. |
| ~ stand in, sub, substitute, fill in | be a substitute.; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" |
| ~ swap, swop, switch, trade | exchange or give (something) in exchange for. |
| ~ barter | exchange goods without involving money. |
| ~ trade in, trade | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase.; "trade in an old car for a new one" |
| v. (change) | 13. change, commute, convert, exchange | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" |
| ~ rectify | convert into direct current.; "rectify alternating current" |
| ~ utilize | convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust). |
| ~ capitalise, capitalize | convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital. |
| ~ replace | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected).; "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" |
| ~ launder | convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones. |
| ~ switch, change, shift | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" |
| ~ break | exchange for smaller units of money.; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" |
| v. (change) | 14. exchange, switch, switch over | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence. |
| ~ change by reversal, reverse, turn | change to the contrary.; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
| v. (social) | 15. exchange | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent.; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company" |
| ~ reassign, transfer | transfer somebody to a different position or location of work. |
| ~ alternate | exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions. |
| v. (possession) | 16. exchange, interchange, replace, substitute | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ shift | move and exchange for another.; "shift the date for our class reunion" |
| ~ reduce | simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another. |
| ~ truncate | replace a corner by a plane. |
| ~ retool | provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools. |
| ~ subrogate | substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured. |
| v. (change) | 17. commute, convert, exchange | exchange a penalty for a less severe one. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| swap | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. swap, switch, swop, trade | exchange or give (something) in exchange for. |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| v. (motion) | 2. swap | move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ thrash | move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation.; "The system is thrashing again!" |
| trade | | |
| n. (act) | 1. trade | 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" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ protect | use tariffs to favor domestic industry. |
| n. (act) | 2. craft, trade | the skilled practice of a practical occupation.; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| ~ airplane mechanics | the craft of building and repairing airplanes. |
| ~ auto mechanics | the craft of building and repairing automobiles. |
| ~ basketry | the craft of basket making. |
| ~ carpentry, woodworking, woodwork | the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood. |
| ~ drafting, mechanical drawing | the craft of drawing blueprints. |
| ~ dressmaking | the craft of making dresses. |
| ~ electrical work | the craft of an electrician. |
| ~ interior design, interior decoration | the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior. |
| ~ lumbering | the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber. |
| ~ masonry | the craft of a mason. |
| ~ oculism | the craft of an oculist. |
| ~ house painting, painting | the occupation of a house painter.; "house painting was the only craft he knew" |
| ~ papermaking | the craft of making paper. |
| ~ pilotage, piloting | the occupation of a pilot. |
| ~ plumbery, plumbing | the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building). |
| ~ pottery | the craft of making earthenware. |
| ~ pyrotechny, pyrotechnics | the craft of making fireworks. |
| ~ cobbling, shoe repairing, shoemaking | the shoemaker's trade. |
| ~ roofing | the craft of a roofer. |
| ~ sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems). |
| ~ shingling | the laying on of shingles.; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry" |
| ~ tailoring | the occupation of a tailor. |
| ~ tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies. |
| ~ handicraft | a craft that requires skillful hands. |
| ~ mintage | act or process of minting coins. |
| ~ tanning | making leather from rawhide. |
| ~ typography | the craft of composing type and printing from it. |
| ~ undertaking | the trade of a funeral director. |
| ~ upholstery | the craft of upholstering. |
| ~ wine making, winemaking | the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine. |
| n. (act) | 3. patronage, trade | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" |
| ~ business | the volume of commercial activity.; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" |
| ~ custom | habitual patronage.; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years" |
| n. (act) | 4. business deal, deal, trade | 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" |
| ~ transaction, dealing, dealings | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities).; "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" |
| ~ arms deal | a deal to provide military arms. |
| ~ penny ante | a business deal on a trivial scale. |
| n. (group) | 5. craft, trade | people who perform a particular kind of skilled work.; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade" |
| ~ social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class | people having the same social, economic, or educational status.; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 6. trade, trade wind | steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.; "they rode the trade winds going west" |
| ~ prevailing wind | the predominant wind direction.; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest" |
| v. (possession) | 7. merchandise, trade | engage in the trade of.; "he is merchandising telephone sets" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ buy, purchase | obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" |
| ~ black market, run | deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor. |
| ~ sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
| ~ traffic | trade or deal a commodity.; "They trafficked with us for gold" |
| ~ arbitrage | practice arbitrage, as in the stock market. |
| ~ traffic | deal illegally.; "traffic drugs" |
| ~ market | engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of.; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products" |
| ~ import | bring in from abroad. |
| ~ export | sell or transfer abroad.; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance" |
| v. (possession) | 8. trade, trade in | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase.; "trade in an old car for a new one" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| ~ barter away | trade in in a bartering transaction. |
| v. (stative) | 9. trade | be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.; "The stock traded around $20 a share" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way.; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
| ~ close | be priced or listed when trading stops.; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" |
| v. (possession) | 10. deal, sell, trade | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs).; "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" |
| ~ transact | conduct business.; "transact with foreign governments" |
| ~ deal | sell.; "deal hashish" |
| ~ deal | sell.; "deal hashish" |
| ~ black marketeer | deal on the black market. |
| ~ pyramid | use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal. |
| ~ market | deal in a market. |
| ~ hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend, pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place. |
| ~ sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way.; "These books sell like hot cakes" |
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