trade

Meanings

Plural: trades

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"
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
- "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
a particular instance of buying or selling
- "I had no further trade with him"
people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
- "as they say in the trade"
steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
- "they rode the trade winds going west"
an equal exchange
Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
A particular instance of buying or selling.
An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.
The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
An occupation in the secondary sector, as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one.
The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
A masculine man available for casual sex with men, often for pay. (Compare rough trade.)
Instruments of any occupation.
Short for trade paperback
Refuse or rubbish from a mine.
A track or trail; a way; a path; passage.
Course; custom; practice; occupation.

Verb

engage in the trade of
turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase
- "trade in an old car for a new one"
be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions
- "The stock traded around $20 a share"
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
To engage in trade.
To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
To give (something) in exchange (for).
To mutually exchange (something) (with).
To use or exploit a particular aspect, such as a name, reputation, or image, to gain advantage or benefit.
To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return.
To do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with).
To recommend and get recommendations.

Adj

Of a product, produced for sale in the ordinary bulk retail trade and hence of only the most basic quality.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English trade (“path, course of conduct”), introduced into English by Hanseatic merchants, from Middle Low German trade (“track, course”), from Old Saxon trada (“spoor, track”), from Proto-Germanic *tradō (“track, way”), and cognate with Old English tredan (“to tread”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to tread, walk, step, run”).

Synonyms

barter, benefit from, business, business deal, capitalize on, commerce, craft, deal, do business, exchange, exploit, leverage, make use of, merchandise, milk, patronage, sell, swap, switch, swop, take advantage of, trade, trade in, trade wind, traffic, truck, use, wrixle

Scrabble Score: 6

trade is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
trade is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trade is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

trade is a valid Words With Friends word