Trade Definition
trād
traded, trades, trading
noun
trades
A track; path.
Webster's New World
A branch or kind of business.
The women's clothing trade.
American Heritage
A course; regular procedure.
Webster's New World
A means of earning one's living; occupation, work, or line of business.
Webster's New World
The buying and selling of commodities or the bartering of goods; commerce.
Webster's New World
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verb
traded, trades, trading
To engage in buying and selling for profit.
American Heritage
To carry on a trade or business.
Webster's New World
To have business dealings (with someone)
Webster's New World
To make an exchange (with someone)
Webster's New World
To be offered for sale or be sold.
Stocks traded at lower prices this morning.
American Heritage
adjective
Of or relating to trade or commerce.
Webster's New World
Relating to, used by, or serving a particular trade.
A trade magazine.
American Heritage
Of, by, or for those in a particular business or industry.
Trade papers or journals.
Webster's New World
Of the members in the trades, or crafts.
Trade unions.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to books that are primarily published to be sold commercially, as in bookstores.
American Heritage
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idiom
trade down
- to trade something for something of lower value
Webster's New World
trade in
- to give (one's used automobile, etc.) as part of the purchase price of a new one
Webster's New World
trade on
- to take advantage of; exploit
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trade up
- to trade something for something of higher value
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Trade
- trade down
- trade in
- trade on
- trade up
Origin of Trade
From Middle English trade (“path, course of conduct"), cognate with Old English tredan (“tread"); See Online Etymology Dictionary
From Wiktionary
Middle English course from Middle Low German
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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