NOUN | act | trade | the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services |
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act | trade, craft | the skilled practice of a practical occupation | |
act | trade, patronage | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers | |
act | trade, deal, business deal | a particular instance of buying or selling | |
group | trade, craft | people who perform a particular kind of skilled work | |
phenomenon | trade, trade wind | steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator | |
act | trade, barter, swap, swop | an equal exchange | |
VERB | possession | trade, merchandise | engage in the trade of |
possession | trade, trade in | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase | |
stative | trade | be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions | |
possession | trade, swap, swop, switch | exchange or give (something) in exchange for | |
possession | trade, deal, sell | do business |
Sounds | trey'd | |
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Rhymes | accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd... |
Meaning | The commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services. | |
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Examples |
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Category of | protect | Use tariffs to favor domestic industry |
Narrower | 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 | |
free trade | International trade free of government interference | |
Broader | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
Spanish | comercio, gremio, trade | |
Catalan | comerç | |
Verbs | trade | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase |
trade | engage in the trade of | |
trade | do business | |
trade | be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions |
Meaning | The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers. | |
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Synonym | patronage | |
Narrower | custom | habitual patronage |
Broader | business | The volume of commercial activity |
Spanish | clientela | |
Catalan | clientela |
Meaning | A particular instance of buying or selling. | |
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Example | "I had no further trade with him" | |
Synonyms | deal, business deal | |
Narrower | arms deal | A deal to provide military arms |
penny ante | A business deal on a trivial scale | |
Broader | transaction, dealing, dealings | The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) |
Spanish | acuerdo, comercio, negocio, operación comercial, transacción, trato | |
Catalan | acord, afer, comerç, negoci, operació comercial, tracte | |
Verbs | trade | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase |
trade | engage in the trade of | |
trade | do business | |
trade | be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions |
Meaning | People who perform a particular kind of skilled work. | |
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Example | "as they say in the trade" | |
Synonym | craft | |
Broader | class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class | People having the same social, economic, or educational status |
Spanish | gremio, oficio | |
Catalan | gremi, ofici |
Meaning | steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator. | |
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Example | "they rode the trade winds going west" | |
Synonym | trade wind | |
Broader | prevailing wind | The predominant wind direction |
Spanish | vientos alisios | |
Catalan | vents alisis |
Meaning | An equal exchange. | |
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Synonyms | barter, swap, swop | |
Narrower | horse trade, horse trading | The swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) |
Broader | exchange, interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) |
Spanish | cambalache, cambio, canje, descambio, intercambio, permuta, retorno, swap, tracamundana, trueque | |
Catalan | bescanvi, canvi, escanvi, intercanvi, permuta, troc | |
Verbs | trade | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase |
trade | exchange or give (something) in exchange for |
Meaning | Engage in the trade of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | merchandise | |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
Entails | buy, purchase | Obtain by purchase |
sell | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent | |
Narrower | arbitrage | practice arbitrage, as in the stock market |
export | sell or transfer abroad | |
import | bring in from abroad | |
market | Engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of | |
run, black market | Deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor | |
traffic | Deal illegally | |
traffic | trade or deal a commodity | |
See also | deal | do business |
Spanish | comerciar | |
Catalan | comerciar en, comerciar | |
Nouns | trade | a particular instance of buying or selling |
trade | the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services | |
trader | someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold |
Meaning | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "trade in an old car for a new one" | |
Synonym | trade in | |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
Narrower | barter away | trade in in a bartering transaction |
Broader | exchange, change, interchange | Give to, and receive from, one another |
Spanish | comerciar, entregar a cambio, intercambiar, traficar, trocar | |
Catalan | comerciar, traficar | |
Nouns | trade | a particular instance of buying or selling |
trade | an equal exchange | |
trade | the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services |
Meaning | Be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "The stock traded around $20 a share" | |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
Narrower | close | Be priced or listed when trading stops |
Broader | sell | Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way |
Catalan | comerciar | |
Nouns | trade | a particular instance of buying or selling |
trade | the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services |
Meaning | Exchange or give (something) in exchange for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Model | They trade the tourists their cars | |
Synonyms | swap, swop, switch | |
Broader | exchange, change, interchange | Give to, and receive from, one another |
Spanish | cambalachear, cambiar, canjear, comerciar, intercambiar, permutar, traficar, trocar | |
Catalan | baratar, comerciar, permutar, traficar | |
Nouns | trade | an equal exchange |
Meaning | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | deal, sell | |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
Narrower | black marketeer | Deal on the black market |
deal | sell | |
market | Deal in a market | |
peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place | |
push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) | |
pyramid | Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal | |
Broader | transact | Conduct business |
Similar to | deal | sell |
sell | Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way | |
Spanish | comercializar, comerciar, traficar, transar, vender | |
Catalan | comerciar, traficar, vendre | |
Nouns | trade | a particular instance of buying or selling |
trade | the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services | |
trading | buying or selling securities or commodities |
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