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    Trade
    /trād/

    noun

    • 1. the action of buying and selling goods and services: "a move to ban all trade in ivory" Similar commercebuying and sellingdealingtraffic
    • 2. a skilled job, typically one requiring manual skills and special training: "the fundamentals of the construction trade" Similar craftoccupationjobday job

    verb

    • 1. buy and sell goods and services: "middlemen trading in luxury goods" Similar dealtrafficbuy and sellmarket
    • 2. exchange (something) for something else, typically as a commercial transaction: "they trade mud-shark livers for fish oil" Similar swapexchangeswitchbarter
  2. Trade definition: the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries. See examples of TRADE used in a sentence.

  3. Apr 29, 2024 · Trade refers to the voluntary exchange of goods or services between economic actors. Since transactions are consensual, trade is generally considered to benefit both parties.

  4. noun. uk / treɪd / us. trade noun (BUYING AND SELLING) Add to word list. B1. the buying and selling of large numbers of goods or services, especially between countries: a trade agreement / dispute. They rely heavily on trade with Europe. The laws ban the international trade in ivory. Fewer examples.

  5. TRADE meaning: 1 : the activity or process of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services commerce; 2 : the amount of things or services that are bought and sold the money made by buying and selling things or services

  6. [uncountable] the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries. international/foreign/global/world trade. trade in something the international trade in oil. the illegal trade in wildlife. the arms/drugs trade. The Senate has approved a trade agreement with Latin American nations.

  7. Definitions of trade. noun. 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 ” see more. noun. a particular instance of buying or selling. “I had no further trade with him”

  8. 5 days ago · Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries. The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade. ...negotiations on a new international trade agreement. Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico. [ + with]

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