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trade

(tr/eI/d )

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services(noun.act)

Example:
Venice was an important center of trade with the East.
They are accused of conspiring to constrain trade.

source: wordnet30
the skilled practice of a practical occupation(noun.act)

Example:
He learned his trade as an apprentice.

Synonym:
craft

source: wordnet30
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers(noun.act)

Synonym:
patronage

source: wordnet30
a particular instance of buying or selling(noun.act)

Example:
I had no further trade with him.

Synonym:
business deal, deal

source: wordnet30
people who perform a particular kind of skilled work(noun.group)

Example:
As they say in the trade.

source: wordnet30
steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator(noun.phenomenon)

Example:
They rode the trade winds going west.

Synonym:
trade wind

source: wordnet30
an equal exchange(noun.act)

Synonym:
barter, swap, swop

source: wordnet30
A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort.(noun)

source: webster1913

engage in the trade of(verb.possession)

Synonym:
merchandise

source: wordnet30
turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase(verb.possession)

Example:
Trade in an old car for a new one.

Synonym:
trade in

source: wordnet30
be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions(verb.stative)

Example:
The stock traded around $20 a share.

source: wordnet30
exchange or give (something) in exchange for(verb.possession)

Synonym:
swap, switch, swop

source: wordnet30
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood(verb.possession)

Synonym:
deal, sell

source: wordnet30
To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business.(verb)

source: webster1913
To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter.(verb)

source: webster1913