- trade - relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce; "a trade fair"; "trade journals"; "trade goods"
Antonym: noncommercial (indirect, via commercial)
- trade - 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"
--1 is a kind of commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
--1 has particulars: free tradeDerived forms: verb trade5, verb trade3, verb trade2, verb trade1 - craft, trade - people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"
--2 is a kind of class, social class, socio-economic class
- barter, swap, swop, trade - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"
--3 is a kind of exchange, interchange
--3 has particulars: horse trade, horse tradingDerived forms: verb trade4, verb trade2 - trade, craft - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
--4 is a kind of occupation, business, job, line of work, line
--4 has particulars: - deal, trade, business deal - a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"
--5 is a kind of transaction, dealing, dealings
--5 has particulars: arms deal; penny anteDerived forms: verb trade5, verb trade3, verb trade2, verb trade1 - trade, patronage - the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
--6 is a kind of business
--6 has particulars: custom - trade wind, trade - steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west"
--7 is a kind of prevailing wind
- trade, merchandise - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun trade5, noun trade1, noun trader1
Somebody ----s something
- trade, trade in - turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"
--2 is one way to exchange, change, interchange
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun trade5, noun trade3, noun trade1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- trade - be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"
--3 is one way to sell
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun trade5, noun trade1
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- trade, swap, swop, switch - exchange or give (something) in exchange for
--4 is one way to exchange, change, interchange
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun trade3
They trade the tourists their cars
- deal, sell, trade - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
--5 is one way to transact
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun trade5, noun trade1, noun trading1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP