trade
noun
1 trade
The commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services.
Dutch: business, commerce, commercie, handel, handelsverkeer, negotie, zaak
Polish: handelek
2 trade
The skilled practice of a practical occupation:
— He learned his trade as an apprentice.
synonym: craft.
Roget 625:
business,
occupation,
employment;
pursuit
etc.
622;
what one is doing,
what one is about;
affair,
concern,
matter,
case.
matter in hand,
irons in the fire;
thing to do,
agendum,
task,
work,
job,
chore [U.S.],
errand,
commission,
mission,
charge,
care;
duty
etc.
926.
part,
role,
cue;
province,
function,
lookout,
department,
capacity,
sphere,
orb,
field,
line;
walk,
walk of life;
beat,
round,
routine;
race,
career.
office,
place,
post,
chargeship†,
incumbency,
living;
situation,
berth,
employ;
service
etc.
(servitude)
749;
engagement;
undertaking
etc.
676.
vocation,
calling,
profession,
cloth,
faculty;
industry,
art;
industrial arts;
craft,
mystery,
handicraft;
trade
etc.
(commerce)
794.
exercise;
work
etc.
(action)
680;
avocation;
press of business
etc.
(activity)
682.
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Dutch: ambacht
Polish: rzemieślnictwo, rzemiosło, majsterstwo
3 trade
The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
synonym: patronage.
Polish: handlarstwo, kupiectwo
4 trade
A particular instance of buying or selling:
— I had no further trade with him.
synonyms: business deal, deal.
Roget 794:
barter,
exchange,
scorse†,
truck system;
interchange
etc.
148.
a Roland for an Oliver;
quid pro quo;
commutation,
composition;
Indian gift [U.S.].
trade,
commerce,
mercature†,
buying and selling,
bargain and sale;
traffic,
business,
nundination†,
custom,
shopping;
commercial enterprise,
speculation,
jobbing,
stockjobbing†,
agiotage†,
brokery†.
deal,
dealing,
transaction,
negotiation,
bargain.
free trade.
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Dutch: handeltje, zaakje
5 trade
People who perform a particular kind of skilled work:
— As they say in the trade.
synonym: craft.
Dutch: vaklui, ambachtslui, ambacht, toestel, voertuig, stiel, gilde, handel, stielmannen
6 trade
Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator:
— They rode the trade winds going west.
synonym: trade wind.
Polish: pasat
7 trade
An equal exchange.
synonyms: barter, swap, swop.
Dutch: ruil, ruiling, swap, valuta-swap, valutaswap, verruiling
Polish: umowa barterowa, transakcja barterowa, barter
verb
1 trade
2 trade
Turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase:
— Trade in an old car for a new one.
synonym: trade in.
3 trade
Be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
4 trade
Exchange or give (something) in exchange for.
synonyms: swap, switch, swop.
Roget 794:
barter,
exchange,
swap,
swop†,
truck,
scorse†;
interchange
etc.
148;
commutate
etc.
(substitute)
147;
compound for.
trade,
traffic,
buy and sell,
give and take,
nundinate†;
carry on a trade,
ply a trade,
drive a trade;
be in business,
be in the city;
keep a shop,
deal in,
employ one's capital in.
trade with,
deal with,
have dealings with;
transact business with,
do business with;
open an account with,
keep an account with.
bargain;
drive a bargain,
make a bargain;
negotiate,
bid for;
haggle,
higgle†;
dicker [U.S.];
chaffer,
huckster,
cheapen,
beat down;
stickle,
stickle for;
out bid,
under bid;
ask,
charge;
strike a bargain
etc.
(contract)
769.
speculate,
give a sprat to catch a herring;
buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market,
buy low and sell high;
corner the market;
rig the market,
stag the market.
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5 trade
Do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
synonyms: deal, sell.
Dutch: scharrelen
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