trade deficit |
the amount by which a country's exports total less than its imports. |
trade discount |
a discount on the price of an item offered by its manufacturer or wholesaler, either to a buyer in the same trade or to a retailer. |
trade edition |
an edition of a book sold or distributed to general readers, as opposed to an edition for special audiences; trade book. |
trade-in |
a used thing accepted as partial payment for a new one, esp. an automobile. [4 definitions] |
trade in |
to exchange an old thing for a new thing, usually paying something in addition for the new item. |
trade journal |
a periodical written for and distributed, sometimes free of charge, to members of a particular industry or profession. |
trademark |
a name, symbol, or other distinctive device used to identify a product, and usu. officially registered to restrict its use to the owner or manufacturer. [4 definitions] |
trade name |
the name by which a product or service is known in a trade or to the general public; brand name; trademark. [2 definitions] |
tradeoff |
the trading of one thing for another, usu. perceived as being advantageous or conciliatory. |
trade paperback |
a paperback book that resembles a hard cover book in size and content and is sold in bookstores, as opposed to smaller and less expensive paperback books. |
trader |
a person who engages in trade; dealer; merchant. [2 definitions] |
trade route |
any route regularly followed by traders in ships, caravans, or the like. |
trade school |
a school, often a secondary school, in which the emphasis is on the teaching of skilled trades. |
trade secret |
something such as a formula, device, or process that is the guarded property of only one business or individual and provides an advantage over competitors in afield. |
tradesman |
a man employed in trade, esp. retail; dealer. |
tradespeople |
persons working in trade; tradesmen; tradeswomen. |
tradeswoman |
a woman employed in trade; dealer. |
trade union |
a labor union consisting of workers who are skilled in a particular craft or trade, esp. as distinguished from a union for workers in a given company or industry. |
trade wind |
a wind or wind system in the tropics and subtropics that blows steadily toward the equator, usu. from a northeasterly direction north of the equator and southeasterly south of it. |
trading |
the act or activity of exchanging items or buying or selling goods. [2 definitions] |
trading post |
a store or station, usu. in a remote, sparsely populated area, in which local products can be traded for goods brought from distant markets. |