| competition |
the striving of business firms against one another to secure trade. [1/4 definitions] |
| craft |
those collectively occupied in a trade, skilled labor, or profession; guild. [1/7 definitions] |
| craftsman |
a man who practices a craft or skilled trade; artisan. [1/2 definitions] |
| craftswoman |
a woman who practices a craft or skilled trade; artisan. [1/2 definitions] |
| craft union |
a labor union whose members are workers in the same craft or trade. |
| currency |
any money in circulation as a valid means of trade or exchange. [1/2 definitions] |
| deal1 |
to engage in business or trade (usu. fol. by "in"). [1/15 definitions] |
| East India Company |
any of various government-chartered companies that carried on trade with the East Indies during the period from the 17th century through the 19th century, such as one chartered by the Dutch or the French governments. [1/2 definitions] |
| E.E.C. |
abbreviation of "European Economic Community," an economic association of major western European countries mainly designed to eliminate tariffs on trade among member nations and establish uniform tariffs on goods from other countries; Common Market. |
| embargo |
a government injunction or other legal restriction on trade or the shipment of goods. [1/4 definitions] |
| -ery |
a place for (such) a person, activity, trade, or item of trade. [1/4 definitions] |
| exchange |
to give or receive (one thing) for another; trade; swap. [2/7 definitions] |
| export |
to send or transport abroad, usu. for sale or trade. [5 definitions] |
| Federal Trade Commission |
a U.S. agency whose duty is to investigate and prosecute illegal interstate trade practices such as false advertising and price-fixing. |
| free trade |
trade between countries that is free of import-export quotas, duties, or other governmental restrictions. |
| FTC |
abbreviation of "Federal Trade Commission," a U.S. agency whose duty is to investigate and prosecute illegal interstate trade practices such as false advertising and price-fixing. |
| GATT |
abbreviation of "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade." |
| guild |
in medieval times, an association of craftsmen or merchants in a single trade, formed to protect common interests such as price levels and quality standards. [1/2 definitions] |
| handle |
to do business in; trade in. [1/7 definitions] |
| interlope |
to enter into an area of business, esp. trade, without a license. [1/2 definitions] |
| line1 |
means of making a living; trade or profession. [1/21 definitions] |