trade (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 12 senses of the word *trade*:
NOUN	act	trade	the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
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

trade > pronunciation
Sounds	trey'd
Rhymes	accolade ... wade / Wade: 90 rhymes with eyd...

English > *trade*: 12 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services.
Examples	"Venice was an important center of trade with the East" "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"
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

English > *trade*: 12 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
Example	"he learned his trade as an apprentice"
Synonym	craft
Narrower	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
	drafting, mechanical drawing	The craft of drawing blueprints
	dressmaking	The craft of making dresses
	electrical work	The craft of an electrician
	handicraft	A craft that requires skillful hands
	interior decoration, interior decorating	The trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior
	lumbering	The trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber / timber / timber
	masonry	The craft of a mason
	mintage	Act or process of minting coins
	oculism	The craft of an oculist
	painting, house painting	The occupation of a house painter
	papermaking	The craft of making paper
	piloting, pilotage	The occupation of a pilot
	plumbing, plumbery	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
	pyrotechnics, pyrotechny	The craft of making fireworks
	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
	shoemaking, shoe repairing, cobbling	The shoemaker's trade / trade
	tailoring	The occupation of a tailor
	tanning	making leather from rawhide
	tool-and-die work	The craft of making special tools and dies
	typography	The craft of composing type and printing from it
	undertaking	The trade / trade of a funeral director
	upholstery	The craft of upholstering
	winemaking, wine making	The craft and science of growing grapes and making wine
Broader	occupation, business, job, line of work, line	The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Spanish	oficio, profesión
Catalan	ofici, professió

English > *trade*: 12 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
Synonym	patronage
Narrower	custom	habitual patronage
Broader	business	The volume of commercial activity
Spanish	clientela
Catalan	clientela

English > *trade*: 12 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	A particular instance of buying or selling.
Example	"I had no further trade with him"
Synonyms	deal, business deal
Narrower	arms deal	A deal to provide military arms
Narrower	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

English > *trade*: 12 senses > noun 5, group
Meaning	People who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
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

English > *trade*: 12 senses > noun 6, phenomenon
Meaning	steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
Example	"they rode the trade winds going west"
Synonym	trade wind
Broader	prevailing wind	The predominant wind direction
Spanish	vientos alisios
Catalan	vents alisis

English > *trade*: 12 senses > noun 7, act
Meaning	An equal exchange.
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
Verbs	trade	exchange or give (something) in exchange for

English > *trade*: 12 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Engage in the trade of.
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
Entails	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

English > *trade*: 12 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase.
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

English > *trade*: 12 senses > verb 3, stative
Meaning	Be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
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
Nouns	trade	the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

English > *trade*: 12 senses > verb 4, possession
Meaning	Exchange or give (something) in exchange for.
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

English > *trade*: 12 senses > verb 5, possession
Meaning	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
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
Similar to	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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