fair tradingn.
/ˌfɛː ˈtreɪdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈˌfɛ(ə)r ˈtreɪdɪŋ/ The action of trading legally, fairly, or honestly; trade conducted on these principles; = fair trade n. 1.
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society > trade and finance > other trading methods > [noun]
fair trading1685
grocery1689
carriage trade1720
sale or (formerly and) return1795
Labour Exchange1828
security system1831
smousingc1876
postal trade1902
triangular trade1934
switch trading1967
relationship management1970
p-y-o1977
counter-trade1978
pick-your-own1980
counter-trading1983
fair trade1986
carry trade1994
1685 J. Jackson et al. Annot. Holy Bible II. (Hosea xii. 7) sig. Aaa What he cannot gain by fair Trading, he will by down right cheating.
1799 W. Dalrymple Solomon's Ethics 245 Fair trading is much hurt by the unfaithful.
1848 M. B. Begbie Partnership ‘en Commandite’ i. 6 There was little chance for houses..endeavouring to transact business upon the honest principles of fair trading.
1879 Reynolds's Newspaper 20 Apr. 2/1 Our old name for honesty and fair trading is largely lost.
1918 H. G. Selfridge Romance of Commerce xxii. 322 The Company was a keen trader..but it never forgot the great principles of fair trading.
1986 D. Gilchrist in D. E. Fair Shifting Frontiers in Financial Markets xiv. 217 Current fair trading legislation prevents any element of conditionality in the provision of services.
2012 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 4 June 14 The exterior of the Chambers displays the standard measurements designed to ensure fair trading by everyone, from shop keepers to architects.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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