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- DictionaryTrade/trād/
noun
- 1. the action of buying and selling goods and services: "a move to ban all trade in ivory"
- 2. a skilled job, typically one requiring manual skills and special training: "the fundamentals of the construction trade"
verb
- 1. buy and sell goods and services: "middlemen trading in luxury goods"
- 2. exchange (something) for something else, typically as a commercial transaction: "they trade mud-shark livers for fish oil"
noun. /treɪd/ Idioms. [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.
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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Trade, Occupations trade1 /treɪd/ S3 W1 noun 1 buying/selling [ uncountable] the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries SYN commerce trade between There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. international trade...
Phrasal Verbs. [intransitive, transitive] to buy and sell things. trade in something The firm openly traded in arms. trade with somebody Early explorers traded directly with the Indians. trade in something with somebody Her family traded in textiles with the Far East.
2 days ago · Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, companies, or countries. [business] Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico. ...negotiations on a new international trade agreement. Synonyms: commerce, business, transactions, buying and selling More Synonyms of trade. 5.intransitive verb.
n. the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging goods:[ uncountable] domestic trade; foreign trade. [ countable] a purchase or sale; a business deal. an exchange of items, usually without payment of money; a swap:[ countable] The boys made a trade of a bag of marbles for a kite.
Trade refers to the exchange of goods or services between individuals, organizations, or countries. Here are some examples of how to use trade in a sentence: The country has a trade deficit with its neighboring countries. She works in the import/export trade. He learned the trade from his father, who was a carpenter.