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trade
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- pronunciation:
- treId
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- trade in
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of buying and selling commodities, or all such acts collectively; commerce.
There is a good deal of trade between the United States and Mexico.The new treaty will strongly affect trade between the two countries.Trade is generally brisk at the flea market on Saturdays.- synonyms:
- commerce
- similar words:
- business, dealings, exchange, traffic, transaction, truck
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| definition 2: |
the act of exchanging one thing for another without the exchange of money.
My car for his truck was a good trade. |
| definition 3: |
a means of livelihood that involves buying or selling of goods or services; business.
Selling car insurance was a trade that my mother was well-suited to.- synonyms:
- business, livelihood, métier, occupation
- similar words:
- calling, craft, employment, line, living, profession, pursuit, vocation, work
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| definition 4: |
an occupation involving manual skill; craft.
His parents thought he should go into a trade such as carpentry or plumbing.- synonyms:
- craft, skill
- similar words:
- handicraft
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| definition 5: |
the members of a particular occupation collectively.
He is well known among his trade.- synonyms:
- craft, profession
- similar words:
- field, guild
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| related words: |
barter, career, occupation |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
trades, trading, traded |
| definition 1: |
to buy and sell.
She trades shares in the stock market.- synonyms:
- deal in, merchandise
- similar words:
- buy, exchange, hawk, offer, peddle, sell, vend
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| definition 2: |
to exchange.
The two children often trade lunches at school.I'll trade you my hat for your scarf.They traded insults, but they didn't get into a fist fight.- synonyms:
- exchange, interchange, reciprocate, swap
- similar words:
- bargain, barter, change, convert, switch, truck
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| related words: |
exchange, give, market, negotiate, push, return, shift |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to engage in a trade, occupation, or profession.
As plumbers, we've been trading in this town for over twenty years.- similar words:
- deal, work
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| definition 2: |
to make an exchange of one thing for another.
If you don't like it, you can always trade with somebody.- synonyms:
- exchange, swap
- similar words:
- barter, change, switch, truck
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| definition 3: |
to do one's buying.
I always try to trade at locally-owned businesses.- synonyms:
- buy, shop
- similar words:
- deal
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| definition 4: |
to carry out a business of selling; deal; traffic (usu. fol. by "in").
He trades in used furniture and makes a good living at it.Some of these criminals trade in drugs.- synonyms:
- deal, traffic
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| related words: |
market, peddle, sell, speculate |
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| phrase: |
trade in |
| derivations: |
tradable (tradeable) (adj.), tradeless (adj.) |
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