| 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" |
| n. (act) | 7. 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) | 8. 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) | 9. 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) | 10. 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) | 11. 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. (possession) | 12. 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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