| line1 |
means of making a living; trade or profession. [1/21 definitions] |
| lingo |
language that is specialized or hard for outsiders to understand, such as a foreign language or the terms of a particular trade, study, or profession. |
| local |
a local chapter of a trade union. [1/7 definitions] |
| logrolling |
the exchange of political assistance or support, esp. by legislators who trade votes in order to achieve passage of legislation of interest to each. [1/2 definitions] |
| marketplace |
the world of trade and commerce. [1/3 definitions] |
| mart |
a center for trade; market. |
| Meiji Restoration |
a period in Japanese history that is characterized by the downfall of feudalism and the opening of Japan to trade and diplomatic relations with the West. |
| mercantile |
of or pertaining to the economic policy by which nations have sought to establish supremacy by their dominant position in trade. [1/2 definitions] |
| merchant |
relating to trade or business. [1/4 definitions] |
| merchant marine |
the ships of a nation that are used in commerce or trade. [1/2 definitions] |
| metalworker |
one whose trade or hobby is metalworking. |
| metalworking |
the art, process, or trade of making metal objects. |
| métier |
a particular field of activity such as a trade; occupation. [1/2 definitions] |
| mission |
a group of people sent to a foreign location to establish relations and conduct trade or do diplomatic or religious work. [1/7 definitions] |
| money |
any article that is used to represent comparative values and is exchangeable for goods and services; medium of trade. [1/4 definitions] |
| money market |
the trade in money or funds as they are borrowed or lent short-term by large agencies or the government. |
| needlework |
the skill or trade of producing such work; needlecraft. [1/2 definitions] |
| open door |
a policy of admitting, to one country, the people or companies of all other nations on an equal basis for trade or immigration. [1/2 definitions] |
| organizer |
one who organizes, esp. by finding members for a trade union. [1/3 definitions] |
| outtrade |
combined form of trade. |
| petrodollar |
(usu. pl.) funds accumulated by an oil-exporting country as part of a surplus in its trade balance, esp. when they are then lent to or invested in other countries. |