trade

Definitions

1. noun

   The buying and selling of goods.

   Examples

   • International trade has grown quickly in recent years.
   • The two countries signed a new trade agreement.
   ≈commerce
2. noun

   One act of buying or selling.

   Examples

   • I made no trades with them after the rumors started.
   • He made a quick trade before the market closed.
   ≈deal≈barter
3. noun

   A plan for buying or selling on the stock market.

   Examples

   • Selling is the latest trade on Wall Street.
   • Analysts recommended the trade to their clients.
4. noun

   An exchange of one thing for another.

   Examples

   • We made a trade, my pen for your book.
   • The team worked out a trade that sent the player to New York.
5. noun

   A group of people who do skilled work.

   Examples

   • The skilled trades were the first to form unions.
   • He belonged to the carpentry trade.
   ≈business
6. noun

   People who work in one business or industry.

   Examples

   • It is not a shop for the public, only for the trade.
   • The event was open only to the trade.
7. noun

   A job that needs special skill with your hands.

   Examples

   • He learned his trade as an apprentice.
   • She is a baker by trade.
   ≈craft
8. noun

   A practical job, such as a carpenter or plumber.

   Examples

   • After failing his exams, he went into a trade.
   • Most veterans went into a trade after the war.
9. noun

   The amount of business a shop gets.

   Examples

   • There was a lot of trade even before noon.
   • Trade has been slow in this cold weather.
   ≈business≈takings≈custom≈footfall≈patronage
10. noun

    Steady winds that blow near the equator.

    Examples

    • They rode the trades going west.
    • Sailors used the trades to cross the Atlantic quickly.