Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
Synonyms: commerce,
Definition: A particular instance of buying or selling.
Example: I did no trades with them once the rumors started.
Synonyms: barter, deal,
Definition: An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
Definition: Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
Example: The skilled trades were the first to organize modern labor unions.
Synonyms: business,
Definition: Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.
Example: It is not a retail showroom. It is only for the trade.
Definition: The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
Example: He learned his trade as an apprentice.
Synonyms: craft,
Definition: An occupation in the secondary sector, as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one.
Example: After failing his entrance exams, he decided to go into a trade.
Definition: The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
Example: Even before noon there was considerable trade.
Synonyms: patronage,
Definition: (chiefly in the plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
Example: They rode the trades going west.
Definition: (only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
Example: Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades.
Definition: A brief sexual encounter.
Example: Josh picked up some trade last night.
Definition: Instruments of any occupation.
Definition: Refuse or rubbish from a mine.
Definition: A track or trail; a way; a path; passage.
Definition: Course; custom; practice; occupation.
verb
Definition: To engage in trade.
Example: This company trades (in) precious metal.
Synonyms: deal,
Definition: To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
Example: Apple is trading at $200.
Definition: To give (something) in exchange for.
Example: Will you trade your precious watch for my earring?
Synonyms: exchange, swap, switch, truck,
Definition: To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return.
Definition: To do business; offer for sale as for one’s livelihood.
Synonyms: do business,
Definition: To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with).