trade
25 ENTRIES FOUND:
- trade (noun)
- trade (verb)
- trade–in (noun)
- trade–off (noun)
- trade book (noun)
- trade deficit (noun)
- trade fair (noun)
- trade name (noun)
- trade school (noun)
- trade secret (noun)
- trade show (noun)
- trade surplus (noun)
- trade union (noun)
- trade wind (noun)
- balance of trade (noun)
- free trade (noun)
- horse trade (noun)
- jack–of–all–trades (noun)
- rag trade (noun)
- slave trade (noun)
- stock–in–trade (noun)
- master (noun)
- ply (verb)
- tool (noun)
- trick (noun)
plural
trades
plural
trades
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRADE
1
a
[noncount]
:
the activity or process of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services
:
commerce
—
see also free trade, trade deficit, trade surplus
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foreign/international trade
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the trade between the two countries
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The tariff is a barrier to trade. = The tariff is a trade barrier.
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trade agreements
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a trade route [=a route used for transporting goods]
b
:
the amount of things or services that are bought and sold
:
the money made by buying and selling things or services
[noncount]
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Trade accounts for half of our gross national product.
[singular]
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The store does a brisk/lucrative trade in T-shirts. [=the store sells a lot of T-shirts]
2
[count]
a
:
the act of exchanging one thing for another
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My cupcake for your brownie is a fair/good trade. [=swap]
b
US, sports
:
the act of giving one of your players to another team and getting one of their players in return
-
The Tigers made a few good trades this season and picked up some promising players.
3
:
a job
especially
:
a job that requires special training and skills and that is done by using your hands
—
see also jack-of-all-trades
[count]
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Are you interested in learning a new trade? [=learning the skills that are needed to perform a different job]
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She entered the trade [=she began working in her profession] just after graduating from high school.
[noncount]
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I am a carpenter/electrician/beautician by trade. [=I work as a carpenter/electrician/beautician]
4
[count]
:
a certain kind of business or industry
—
see also rag trade
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the drug trade
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The tourist trade is our main source of state revenue.
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a trade group/association
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trade publications
tools of the/your trade
:
a set of tools or skills that are necessary for a particular kind of job or work
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She showed me her paints, brushes, and the other tools of her trade.
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When you work with young children, patience and consistency are tools of the trade.
trick of the/your trade
:
a quick or clever way of doing something that you have learned usually as part of your job
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Let me show you a little trick of the trade.
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a mystery writer who knows all the tricks of his trade
—
see also stock-in-trade
2
trade
/ˈtreɪd/
verb
trades;
traded;
trading
2
trade
/ˈtreɪd/
verb
trades;
traded;
trading
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRADE
1
a
:
to give something to someone and receive something in return
:
to give something in exchange for something else
[no object]
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Do you want to trade? [=swap]
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If you don't like your seat, I'll trade with you.
[+ object]
-
We traded [=switched] seats halfway through the show.
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I'll trade my chips for your popcorn. = I'll trade you my chips for your popcorn.
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I traded seats with her halfway through the show.
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The boys are on the phone trading jokes/secrets. [=telling each other jokes/secrets]
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I got tired of listening to them trade insults. [=insult each other]
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I would love to trade places with him. [=I would love to be in his situation]
b
[+ object]
US, sports
:
to give (one of your players) to another team in exchange for one of their players
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He was traded to the Yankees.
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They traded him to the Broncos.
2
[+ object]
:
to stop using (one thing) and start using another
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I traded my pen for a pencil and kept writing.
3
a
[no object]
:
to buy, sell, or exchange goods or services
— often + with or in
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The two countries continue to trade with each other.
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They are suspected of trading in illegal weapons.
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China is one of our biggest trading partners.
b
:
to buy and sell stocks, bonds, etc.
[+ object]
-
Their firm specializes in trading bonds.
[no object]
-
She mostly trades in stocks.
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The stock is trading at [=is being sold for] $71 a share.
4
[no object]
chiefly British
:
to exist as a company or business
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Our company trades [=does business] under the name Smith & Sons.
trade down
[phrasal verb]
:
to sell something you own and buy a similar thing that costs less money
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They traded down to a smaller house after their children had grown up and moved away.
trade in
[phrasal verb]
trade (something) in
or
trade in (something)
:
to sell (something) back to a business as part of your payment for something else
—
see also trade-in
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We traded our car in for a newer model.
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Trade in your car and get $3,000 towards a new car!
trade off
[phrasal verb]
1
trade off
or
trade off (something)
US
— used to describe a situation in which one person does something, then another person does it, and so on
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When you get tired of driving, I'll trade off with you. = When you get tired of driving, we can trade off. [=when you get tired, I will drive for a while]
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They trade off [=take turns] babysitting each other's kids.
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Two of the band members traded off guitar solos. [=they took turns playing guitar solos]
2
trade off (something)
:
to give up (something that you want) in order to have something else
— usually + for
—
see also trade-off
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The car's designers traded off some power for greater fuel efficiency.
trade on
[phrasal verb]
trade on (someone or something)
:
to use (something) in a way that helps you
:
to get an advantage from (something)
-
He wants to succeed by working hard instead of just trading on his good looks.
trade up
[phrasal verb]
:
to sell something you own and buy a similar thing that is more expensive
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They keep trading up, buying larger and larger houses.
