- the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- the act of buying, selling, or exchanging stocks, bonds, or currency: Stock brokerages typically charge a commission per trade.
- a purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.
- an exchange of items, usually without payment of money.
- the transfer of a player or players among professional teams: a midseason trade.
- any occupation pursued as a business or livelihood.
- some line of skilled manual or mechanical work; craft: the trade of a carpenter; printer's trade.
- people engaged in a particular line of business: a lecture of interest only to the trade.
- market: an increase in the tourist trade.
- a field of business activity: a magazine for the furniture trade.
- the customers of a business establishment.
- trade paper.
- trade wind (def. 1).
- to buy and sell; barter; traffic in.
- to exchange: to trade seats.
- to transfer (a player under contract) from one team to another: The manager traded two defensive players at the end of the season.
- to carry on trade.
- to be bought, sold, or exchanged: Stocks traded lower after the release of the jobs report.
- to traffic (usually followed by in): a tyrant who trades in human lives.
- to make an exchange.
- to make one's purchases; shop; buy.
- of or relating to trade or commerce.
- used by, serving, or intended for a particular trade: trade journal.
- of, composed of, or serving the members of a trade: a trade club.
- to exchange a more valuable or desirable item for a less valuable or desirable one.
- to give (a used article) as payment to be credited toward a purchase: We trade in our car every three years.
- to exchange something for or with another.
- to turn to one's advantage, especially selfishly or unfairly; exploit: to trade on the weaknesses of others.
- to exchange a less valuable or desirable item for a more valuable or desirable one.
- the act or an instance of buying and selling goods and services either on the domestic (wholesale and retail) markets or on the international (import, export, and entrepôt) markets
- a personal occupation, esp a craft requiring skill
- the people and practices of an industry, craft, or business
- exchange of one thing for something else
- the regular clientele of a firm or industry
- amount of custom or commercial dealings; business
- a specified market or business
- an occupation in commerce, as opposed to a profession
- commercial customers, as opposed to the general public
- a sexual partner or sexual partners collectively
- a custom or habit
- to buy and sell (commercial merchandise)
- to exchange (one thing) for another
- to engage in trade
- to deal or do business (with)
- intended for or available only to people in industry or business
