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trade
has definitions from the fields of work,business,sociology,meteorology
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[ noun ] (business) the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
Examples "Venice was an important center of trade with the East" "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The dominant pottery of the century was Geometric ; political organization revolved_about the basileis ; trade was just beginning to expand ; the gods who protected the Greek countryside were only now putting_on their sharply anthropomorphic dress . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sociology) people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
Synonyms Examples "he represented the craft of brewers" "as they say in the trade" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)Spahn not_only is a superior pitcher but a gentlemanly fine fellow , a ball_player 's ball_player , as they say in the trade . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The professional organizations such_as American_Institute_of_Interior_Designers , National_Society_of_Interior_Designers , Home_Fashions_League and various trade associations , can and do aid greatly in this work . |
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[ noun ] (business) an equal exchange
Synonyms Examples "we had no money so we hd to live by barter" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work,business) the skilled practice of a practical occupation
Synonyms Examples "he learned his trade as an apprentice" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)He had enlisted in the Army straight out of high_school and had immediately set_about learning his new trade . (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)The `` diversified occupations '' program is a part-time trade preparatory program conducted over two school_years on a cooperative basis between the school and local industrial and business employers . To_be_sure , in tool-and-die_work and in the building trades , the first job must be often on an apprentice basis , but two years of halftime vocational training enables the young man thus to anticipate one year of apprentice status . It is not often realized to_what_degree certain trades are in many communities closed areas of employment , except for a lucky few . They were learning trades as diverse as shoe_repairing , bricklaying , carpentry , cabinet making , auto_mechanics , and airplane_mechanics . Related terms occupation interior_decoration carpentry typography tool-and-die_work auto_mechanics firework shoemaking electrical_work airplane_mechanics painting plumbing drafting pottery roofing dressmaking tailoring sheet-metal_work bookbinding pilotage lumbering shingling masonry basketry mintage handicraft tanning papermaking upholstery undertaking winemaking pyrotechnics craft |
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[ noun ] (business) a particular instance of buying or selling
Synonyms Examples "it was a package deal" "I had no further trade with him" "he's a master of the business deal" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)In the line of operatic trades to cushion the budget , the Dallas_Civic_Opera will use San_Francisco 's new Leni_Bauer-Ecsy production of `` Lucia_di_Lammermoor '' this season , returning the favor next season when San_Francisco uses the Dallas `` Don_Giovanni '' , designed by Franco_Zeffirelli . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
Synonyms Examples : "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)These short , `` streamlined '' meetings usually are sponsored by local banks , Chambers_of_Commerce , trade associations , or other civic organizations . |
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[ verb ] (business) turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase
Synonyms Examples "trade in an old car for a new one" Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)Despite this prohibiton , by 1844 some of the Fort_Garry merchants were trading with the Indians for furs . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (business) engage in the trade of
Synonyms Examples "he is merchandising telephone sets" Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)Accordingly , though the practice violated the no trading provision of the Selkirk charter which reserved all such activity in merchandise and furs to the Hudson's_Bay_Company , some settlers went into trade . The Company maintained a store at which products of England could be purchased and brought_in goods for the new merchants on the understanding that they refrain_from trading in furs . (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)The dweller at p is last to hear about a new cure , the slowest to announce to his neighbors his urgent distresses , the one who goes the farthest to trade , and the one with the greatest difficulty of all in putting_over an idea or getting people to join him in a cooperative effort . |
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[ verb ] exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Used in print (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)While he talked you would n't trade being a West_Tennessee farmer for being anything else in the whole damned world , no_matter if it had n't , in six weeks , rained enough to wet_a_rat 's_ass . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (business) relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce
Examples "a trade fair" "trade journals" "trade goods" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)The shooting development program of the Sporting_Arms_and_Ammunition_Manufacturers_'_Institute has successfully published these facts in all major outdoor magazines , many national weeklies and the trade papers . The American gun and ammunition producers sponsor a successful promotional program through their industry trade association . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (business) be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions
Examples : "The stock traded around $20 a share" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)And from_that the stock moved right_on up until it was trading Thursday morning at around $ 22 a share . (Los Angeles Times,...)Of 1253 issues traded , 695 advanced and 354 declined . |
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[ verb ] (business) do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
Examples "She deals in gold" "The brothers sell shoes" |
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[ noun ] (meteorology) steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
Synonyms Examples "they rode the trade winds going west" Related terms |
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