trade1 nountrade2 verb
tradetrade1 /treɪd/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 
WORD ORIGINtrade1
Origin:
1300-1400 Middle Low German ‘course, way, track’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- After agriculture, overseas trade accounts for the largest portion of the economy.
- His father had been a bricklayer by trade.
- Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry or printing.
- New agreements will increase trade between the two countries.
- South Korea and Japan have signed an important trade agreement.
- Strong exports of services helped the overall balance of trade.
- The trade deficit with China remains high.
- The trade in data processing between countries is likely to grow faster than the trade in goods.
- The introduction of the Euro should make trade between European countries much easier.
- The U.S. has maintained a trade embargo against Cuba since 1962.
- The war has created favorable conditions for the illegal arms trade.
- Young men and women can learn a trade in the military.
- Most had not previously been covered by a trade union unemployment scheme.
- So it was that the trade emulated this sliding scale system for the populace at large.
- The free trade zone failed in various incarnations, and investment has been only sporadic.
- The repression against members of the party, the trade union movement and other progressive organizations increased.
- The Wizards could make more trades that could alter their salary cap structure and the makeup of the team.
- This was in line with the Government's legislation aimed at preventing militancy in trade unions.
THESAURUS
the activity of making money by producing, buying, or selling goods, or providing services: · Business in Europe has been badly affected by economic conditions in the US.· He works in the advertising business.
the buying and selling of goods and services, especially between countries: · Trade between European countries became easier after the introduction of the Euro.· a trade agreement
the buying and selling of goods and services. Commerce is more formal than business, and is used when talking about business activities in general: · One of the roles of the federal government is to regulate commerce.· London became a great centre of commerce.· the local chamber of commerce (=an organization which the companies and shops in an area belong to)
the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet: · E-commerce is a fast-growing part of the US economy.
noun [countable] the regular paid work that you do for an employer: · a full-time job· John got a job in a car factory.
noun [uncountable] activities that you are paid for doing – used either when you work for an employer or when you work in your own business: · I started work when I was 18.· He graduated from college last year and is still looking for work.
noun [countable] a job for which you need special education and training: · There are now a lot more women in the legal profession.· Many teachers are leaving the profession.
noun [countable] formal a job, or a type of job – often used on official documents: · Please give your name, age, and occupation.· a traditionally male occupation
noun [countable] the work you do or plan to do for most of your life: · I’m interested in a career in journalism.
noun [countable] formal a particular job within an organization: · I am writing to apply for the position of technical assistant.· We regret that the position has already been filled.· Please state the position which you are applying for.
noun [countable] formal a job, especially an important one in a large organization: · She has held the post of managing director for two years.· He applied for the post of Senior Manager.
noun [countable] a job that is available for someone to do: · The hospital has been unable to fill the vacancy.· There are very few openings in scientific research.
noun [countable] an important job which someone is asked to do: · He took an appointment as US trade ambassador in Geneva.
noun [countable] a situation in which someone is sent somewhere to do a job for a period of time by the organization they work for: · This was his first posting outside the UK.· an overseas posting· His next posting took him to the Ministry of Defence.
noun [countable] a job that involves using your hands, and for which you need special training: · Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry and printing.
noun [uncountable] the fact of having a job: · The factory will provide employment for local people.· She was offered employment in the sales office.
Longman Language Activatorthe work that companies do the work that companies do when they buy and sell goods and services: · Business in Europe has been badly affected by economic conditions in Asia.on business (=for business reasons): · She'll be back next week - she's in Korea on business.the advertising/computer/insurance business (=the work of companies that are involved in advertising, computers etc): · He's been in the advertising business for over 20 years now, and he wants to get out.have a head for business (=have a good understanding of business): · Spending a year working for a big company will be good for him - at the moment he has no head for business at all.
the buying and selling of goods and services, especially between countries: trade with/between: · The introduction of the Euro should make trade between European countries much easier.trade in something (=the buying and selling of a particular kind of goods): · The trade in data processing between countries is likely to grow faster than the trade in goods.trade agreement: · South Korea and Japan have signed an important trade agreement.trade deficit (=when a country buys more goods from another country than it sells to that country): · The trade deficit with China remains high.trade embargo (=when a country refuses to buy goods from another country or sell goods to that country): · The U.S. has maintained a trade embargo against Cuba since 1962.balance of trade (=the difference between the amount a country buys and the amount it sells): · Strong exports of services helped the overall balance of trade.world/international/overseas trade: · After agriculture, overseas trade accounts for the largest portion of the economy.the fur/arms/diamond etc trade (=the buying and selling of fur, weapons etc): · The war has created favorable conditions for the illegal arms trade.
the buying and selling of goods and services, especially between companies or countries - use this to talk about these activities in general: · One of the roles of the federal government is to regulate interstate commerce.· He had a genuine talent for commerce and soon had a brilliant career working for the World Bank.
the production of large quantities of goods to sell to people, or the companies and people that are involved in this process: · The region has tried to attract new industry in order to reduce unemployment.the textile/motor/engineering etc industry: · Many people moved from Asia to work in the British textile industry, where jobs were plentiful.in industry: · She was looking for a management position in industry.heavy industry (=the production of steel, cars, ships etc): · The Ruhr valley has always been the centre of German heavy industry.light industry (=the production of goods such as electronic and electrical goods): · Ireland is now a European center for light industry, like computer assembly.
the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet: · E-commerce is still a small but fast-growing part of the U.S. economy.· a conference to debate the future of e-commerce
a company's operations are all its activities, especially in one country or one area of business: UK/US/overseas/international etc operations: · Salco may have to close down its UK operations with the loss of 1500 jobs.· He was an important decision maker in terms of GM's overseas operations.
business activities, especially those that involve the movement of money between companies, countries, banks etc: · The company had to pay a lot of tax on its financial dealings during the past tax year.dealings with: · Mr Stockwell's dealings with several Third World banks are currently under investigation.
a new business activity which involves risking money: · The group is planning to risk everything to get their next venture off the ground.business venture: · His bankruptcy was the result of several reckless business ventures.joint venture: · Ford has invested $125 million in a joint venture to build engines in China.
a job the work that you do regularly in order to earn money, especially when you work for an employer: · My first job was in a record store.· Daniel starts his new job on Monday.· She has a well-paid job in the tax department.get a job: · Ted got a job as a bartender.find a job (=get a job after trying to get a lot of different jobs): · Her son still hasn't been able to find a job.look for a job (=try to get one): · She's looking for a job in the music business.hold a job (=have a job): · If a woman is qualified, she should hold any job in government she wants.part-time job (=when you work less than the usual number of hours each week): · I had a part-time job while I was in college.job losses/job cuts (=when a lot of people lose their jobs): · The company announced 74,000 job cuts and 21 factory closures.
work that someone does regularly to earn money, either by working for an employer or working for themselves: · My father started work when he was 14.· Most people stop work when they are 65.· I usually start work each day around 9 am and finish about 6 pm.· The work's really interesting but the pay's lousy.look for work (=to try to get work): · Lena graduated from college six months ago and she's still looking for work.find work (=to get work): · He eventually found work as a labourer on a construction site.return to work/go back to work (=to start work again after several weeks, months, or years): · Women often return to work after they have had children.· His injuries have made it impossible for him to go back to work.at work (=at the place where you work): · Her mother tried to call her at home and then at work.to work (=to the place where you work): · Alexander commutes 30 miles to work each day.after/before work (=before you start or after you finish your work each day): · They sometimes play tennis after work.
work such as law, medicine, or teaching, for which you need special training and education: · Many teachers are thinking about leaving the profession for more highly paid careers.the teaching/medical/legal etc profession: · There are now a lot more women in the legal profession.go into/enter a profession: · There was a big demand for accountants in the 1980s, and many graduates entered the profession at this time.
the type of work that someone usually does - used especially on official forms: · Please write your name, address, and occupation in the spaces below.· Part-time workers often work in low-paid occupations.
the general type of work that you do, such as buying and selling a particular type of thing: · In our business the first rule is that the customer is always right.· "What type of business are you in?'' "I run a catering company.''the newspaper/used-car/movie etc business: · The used-car business has a pretty bad reputation.
spoken use this to ask what someone's job is: · What does your husband do?· She used to work for an accounting firm, but I'm not sure what she does now.
a skilled job in which you use your hands to do things, such as building houses, making furniture, or repairing cars: · Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry or printing.· Young men and women can learn a trade in the military.be a bricklayer/carpenter etc by trade: · His father had been a bricklayer by trade.
the type of work that you do for most of your working life, which involves several similar jobs over a long period of time: · Like his father, Tommy chose a career in the Army.· Later on in his career he became first secretary at the British Embassy in Washington.· The scandal destroyed his career as a politician.career in: · I wanted to find out more about careers in publishing.
a job such as being a nurse, priest, or teacher that you do because you have a strong feeling that you want to do it, especially because you want to help people: · Nursing is hard work and often low paid, but for many people it is a vocation.· He was quite young when he decided he had a religious vocation.
the work that you do in order to earn enough money to live on or the thing that provides the work for you to do: · Most of the people here depend on tourism for their livelihood.· Fishermen are angry about the new EC fishing regulations because they feel that their livelihood is being threatened.
the type of work or job that you do: · I meet some interesting people in my line of work.· Henson had to leave real-estate, which had been his line of business since 1969.
when people work or have jobs - used especially in official documents, news reports etc: · I have not yet signed a contract of employment.· A Japanese company plans to set up a factory in the area, so this should provide some employment for local people.be in employment (=have a job): · Are you in full-time employment, Mr Edwards?
when a lot of something is sold · Books that don't sell are sent back to the publishers.· The handcrafted rocking horses have sold well across the United States.· The last model didn't sell as well as they'd expected.
a best-selling product is one that is sold in large numbers, especially more than any other product of the same type: · Agatha Christie is said to be the world's best-selling author.· a list of the week's best-selling music and children's videos· Chanel Number 5 is the best-selling scent of all time.
/bestseller/best seller a book, game, video, record etc that has been bought by a very large number of people: · Several TV movies have been based on best sellers by Danielle Steel.· Every year there's a toy that becomes a hard-to-find best-seller.bestseller list (=an official list of what has sold most): · All four Harry Potter books are currently on the bestseller list.
if one product outsells another, more of it is sold than the other product: · His latest album has outsold all his other records put together.· Chardonnay continues to outsell other wines.
informal if a product is selling like hot cakes , it is being sold very quickly and in large amounts because people very much want to buy it: · Grisham's new book is selling like hot cakes.
British if a shop or a person that sells a particular type of goods is doing a roaring trade , they are selling large quantities of goods because a lot of people suddenly want to buy them: · Since the heatwave started, ice cream vendors have been doing a roaring trade.do a roaring trade in: · The shops outside the station were doing a roaring trade in umbrellas.
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nounclerk, nounclothier, nounclown, nouncoastguard, nouncobbler, nouncocktail waitress, nouncollier, nouncomedian, nouncomedienne, nouncomic, nouncommercial traveller, nouncommissionaire, nouncompositor, nounconcierge, nounconfectioner, nounconsultant, nouncook, nouncooper, nouncopy editor, nouncopywriter, nouncorrespondent, nouncostermonger, nouncounsellor, nouncourier, nouncowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nounCPA, nouncraftsman, nouncrew, nouncrewman, nouncrofter, nouncroupier, nouncurator, nouncustodian, noundaily, noundairymaid, noundairyman, noundelivery man, noundesigner, noundesk clerk, noundetective, noundick, noundietician, noundinner lady, noundisc jockey, noundispatch rider, noundistrict nurse, noundiver, nounDJ, noundocent, noundocker, noundogcatcher, noundog warden, noundomestic, noundomestic service, noundoorkeeper, noundoorman, noundowser, noundramatist, noundraper, noundraughtsman, noundressmaker, noundriver, noundrover, noundruggist, noundustbin man, noundustman, nouneducationalist, nouneducator, nounelectrician, nounengineer, nounescort, nounessayist, nounestate agent, nounexecutive, nounfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarrier, nounfire chief, nounfirefighter, nounfireman, nounfirst mate, nounfirst officer, nounfishmonger, nounfitter, nounflorist, nounflower girl, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfrogman, nounfruiterer, nounfunctionary, nounfuneral director, nounfurrier, noungaffer, noungamekeeper, noungarbage collector, noungarbage man, noungardener, noungatekeeper, noungaucho, noungendarme, nounghost writer, nounglazier, noungoatherd, noungoldsmith, noungondolier, noungoverness, noungovernor, noungravedigger, noungreengrocer, noungrip, noungrocer, noungroom, noungroundsman, nounground staff, nounguard, nounguest worker, nounguide, noungunner, noungunsmith, nounhack, nounhandler, nounhandmaiden, nounhandyman, nounhangman, nounharvester, nounhatter, nounhawker, nounheadhunter, nounhead teacher, nounhelper, nounherald, nounherbalist, nounherdsman, nounhired hand, nounhireling, nounhistorian, nounhomemaker, nounhomeworker, nounhouse husband, nounhousewife, nouniceman, nounillustrator, nounimpersonator, nounimpresario, nounindustrialist, nouninnkeeper, nouninspector, nouninterior decorator, nouninterpreter, nouninvestigator, nounjanitor, nounjester, nounjeweller, nounjoiner, nounjourno, nounJP, nounjudge, nounkeeper, nounlamplighter, nounlandlady, nounlandlord, nounlibrarian, nounlocksmith, nounlongshoreman, nounmagician, nounmaid, nounmaid of honour, nounmaidservant, nounmail carrier, nounmailman, nounmaitre d', nounmajordomo, nounman, nounmanagement consultant, nounmanservant, nounmason, nounmasseur, nounmasseuse, nounmatador, nounmathematician, nounmechanic, nounmedic, nounmenial, adjectivemenial, nounmerchant seaman, nounmidwife, nounmilkmaid, nounmilkman, nounmilliner, nounminder, nounminer, nounminiaturist, nounminister, nounmodel, nounmortician, nounmover, nounmovie star, nounnanny, nounnavvy, nounnewscaster, nounnewsreader, nounnight porter, nounnight watchman, nounnovelist, nounnumber cruncher, nounnurse, nounnursemaid, nounnurseryman, nounnursery nurse, nounnursing, nounobstetrician, nounoccupation, nounodd-job man, nounoilman, nounold salt, nounoptician, nounostler, nounpacker, nounpaediatrician, nounpaediatrics, nounpageboy, nounpainter, nounpalmist, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper-pusher, nounparachutist, nounparalegal, nounparamedic, nounpark keeper, nounparliamentarian, nounpathology, nounpawnbroker, nounpeasant, nounpedlar, nounpen pusher, nounpensioner, nounperformer, nounpersonal assistant, nounpharmacist, nounphotographer, nounpipe fitter, nounplanter, nounplasterer, nounplaywright, nounploughman, nounplumber, nounpoet, nounpolice, nounporter, nounpostman, nounpotter, nounpractitioner, nounprinter, nounprivate detective, nounprivate eye, nounprivate investigator, nounprivate practice, nounprivate secretary, nounpro, nounpro, adjectiveprobation officer, nounprofession, nounprofessional, adjectiveprofessional, nounprofessionally, adverbprogrammer, nounproperty developer, nounprostitute, nounpsychiatrist, nounpsychiatry, nounpsychoanalyst, nounpublican, nounpublic defender, nounpublicist, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic relations, nounpublisher, nounpurser, nounquantity surveyor, nounquestion master, nounrabbi, nounradiographer, nounradiologist, nounrag-and-bone-man, nounrancher, nounranger, nounreal estate agent, nounreceptionist, nounrecruit, nounrector, nounregistrar, nounrepo man, nounreporter, nounrestaurateur, nounretailer, nounreviewer, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrookie, nounroughneck, nounroustabout, nounsailor, nounsalesclerk, nounsalesgirl, nounsalesman, nounsalesperson, nounsales representative, nounsaleswoman, nounsanitation worker, nounscalper, nounschoolmaster, nounschoolmistress, nounschoolteacher, nounscout, nounscout, verbscrew, nounscribe, nounscrubber, nounsea captain, nounseaman, nounseamstress, nounsecretary, nounsecurity 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + trade
bilateral negotiations between Israel and Syria The public bar was already doing a brisk trade. Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods. our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need) the Chinese Foreign Minister the illicit trade in stolen cattle Nigeria is our principal trading partner in Africa. a manager with twenty years’ experience in the retail business international disagreement over trade subsidies These books are the tools of my trade (=the things I need to do my job). The trade-in value is roughly $3,000. a salesman who knew all the tricks of the trade (=clever methods used in a particular job) the impact of the crisis on the world economyCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· International trade is essential for long-term economic growth.
· We want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.
· Britain is heavily involved in the arms trade.
· the country’s thriving drugs trade
· The wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska's second industry
(=businesses which sell goods in shops to customers)· Advertising encourages the retail trade to stock and display the product.
(=businesses which sell goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public)· In the domestic market, the wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly.
trade + NOUN (also barriers to trade formal) (=things that make trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, such as taxes)· The removal of trade barriers will help our trading partnership.
· On April 3 a new trade agreement between Romania and the USA was signed.
(=an official order to stop trade with another country)· Delegates urged the US government to lift its trade embargo against Vietnam.
· A further round of trade talks begins this week in Geneva.
(=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is less than the amount it buys from them)· The foreign trade deficit widened by 42% compared with the previous year.
(=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is more than the amount it buys from them)· Scotch whisky is a major contributor to the UK trade balance, with a large trade surplus.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· The administration has signed a multi-billion dollar trade agreement with Colombia.
(=things such as taxes that make trade between countries difficult)· The aim was to remove trade barriers and open up free markets.
bilateral negotiations between Israel and Syria The public bar was already doing a brisk trade. (=stop operating a business) The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.
The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.· The town was a trading centre for the Romans.
· The cotton industry began to boom in the 1780s.
(=the difference between the amount of goods a country imports and the amount it exports)· Last year the country had its largest trade deficit in recent history.
· the international drug trade
· The EU has threatened to impose a trade embargo on the US.
· Most of its export trade is with Russia.
(=showing the value of a country's exports compared to imports)· Trade figures showed a slump last month.
Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods. our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need) the Chinese Foreign Minister (=the difference between the amount a country imports and exports)· Britain’s trade gap almost doubled last month.
the illicit trade in stolen cattle (=producing goods, and buying and selling them)· He works for the Department of Trade and Industry.
· A new round of global trade negotiations is due to start next week.
Nigeria is our principal trading partner in Africa. (=profit relating to a company’s normal activities)· Both turnover and operating profits were lower.
(=on the sale of goods between countries)· Trade restrictions between the islands were removed.
a manager with twenty years’ experience in the retail business· The United Nations is considering new economic sanctions.
(=a company or business secret)· They must not betray their employer’s trust, for instance by giving away trade secrets.
(=buy and sell shares as a business)· They make their money by trading in stocks and shares.
(=the buying and selling of slaves, especially Africans who were taken to America)
international disagreement over trade subsidies· Trade talks between the EU and the Americans have once again collapsed.
These books are the tools of my trade (=the things I need to do my job). The trade-in value is roughly $3,000. a salesman who knew all the tricks of the trade (=clever methods used in a particular job) the impact of the crisis on the world economy· Gradually the new global masterplan is falling into place: a series of massive bilateral trade agreements are being struck.· While accounting identities always hold, they say nothing about bilateral trade deficits or surpluses.· The late 1940s witnessed the general operation of a system of bilateral arrangements for trade and payments.· While differences over duties remain, bilateral trade continues to grow.· They provided for the promotion of bilateral trade and for increased co-operation against drug trafficking.· Talks centred on increasing bilateral trade and plans for a tunnel or bridge link between the two countries.· Walesa's visit was also intended to boost bilateral trade and cultural exchanges.· For 1991, however, bilateral trade was to be balanced and the two-way total reduced to under US$1,000 million.
· They have objected to the suggestion that fair trade means that their own chocolate is unfairly traded.· Religious and civil power united to support a planned economy and fair trade practices.· One example is the fair trade movement.· Where, for example, is there even a passing reference to the benefits of fair trade?· Saouma called for fair trade terms to allow developing countries to sell their agricultural products to the industrialized countries.· As if it were a fair trade, she had left the gun on the coffee table next to the flowers.· The first set of sales figures suggests that consumers are very responsive to this idea of fair trade.· Compelling arguments for fair trade have been raised by influential spokespersons.
· A central government would remain in Sarajevo with responsibility for defence, foreign policy and trade.· If you are involved in foreign trade, you can benefit from a foreign currency overdraft or loan.· Were it not for all this foreign trade, goes the conventional wisdom, we would not have a gypsy-moth problem.· Both these titles were cover-names for the department responsible for eavesdropping on foreign embassies and trade missions in London.· A nation should restrict its foreign trade so that it exported more finished goods than it imported.· Some countries conduct all foreign trade through state corporations which assess needs according to their current economic development programmes.· This currency could be accumulated by holding, for example, the proceeds of foreign trade sold for foreign currency.
· A policy of free trade, rather than membership of a discriminatory trading regime, would have maximised the benefits of tariff reductions.· Differing views about what free trade means aggravates the problem.· A special ministerial regional free trade meeting was agreed for October.· But the second-term congresswoman is also an ardent champion of free trade.· Competition from the national brewers in the highly competitive free trade.· In a sea power economy, vested interests are in open markets and free trade.· At the second meeting, in November, they agreed to call a halt to the free trade area negotiations.· The logic of the unconscious creates a free trade area for emotional transactions.
· All the Republicans except Buchanan support global free trade and oppose direct measures to discourage companies from moving manufacturing plants overseas.· We agree that there has to be a rules-based system for governing global trade.· In both cases global trade experienced inhibitions.· Ensuring that San Francisco grabs a large chunk of global trade.· Patrick Buchanan this week introduced an ad stressing his opposition to global free trade.
· Expansion of the international drug trade, exploiting the inner-urban under-class.· There are big profits to be made in the international exotic bird trade.· Pat Choate and I are for intelligent international trade.· In international trade, however, the bill of exchange still operates in this way.· Corporate finance, international trade and export development.· There was also a considerable improvement in international trade through Danzig.
· These terms are used in the retail trade to describe a loss of profit.· Little veal and calf are graded for retail trade.· Even those involved in Victorian retail trade needed to be saved, perhaps as much as intellectuals and aristocrats.· Wholesale and retail trade accounts for over one-quarter of the jobs in the metropolitan area.· The domestic market, wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly.· They are found in every industry, but wholesale and retail trade and services industries employ over 6 out of 10.· Between 1980 and 1990 their share of total retail trade fell from 5.2% to 4.5%, according to Verdict, a retail analyst.· Dry-aged beef goes to the restaurant trade; fast-aged, into retail trade.
NOUN· Such is the scope of what has been termed the most important trade agreement since 1948.· Emerson had written that the proposed trade agreement could help improve the border environment.· Gradually the new global masterplan is falling into place: a series of massive bilateral trade agreements are being struck.· Buchanan successfully tapped the economic insecurity of blue-collar workers by slamming trade agreements embraced by most Republican leaders, including Dole.· With this scenario, yes, the president could afford to take a more generous view of trade agreements.· Current world trade agreements have become the foremost threats to democracy on earth.
· Unlike a trade association or informal market, an exchange is expected to carry out regulatory as well as trading functions.· No other trade association is subject to such stringent rules, a tobacco industry spokesman said.· The trade association for driving instructors might also be able to supply details of the experience of other new driving instructors.· In-line skating and hockey are two of the fastest-growing sports in the country, trade associations report.· The obvious possibility is for their trade associations to play a role on their behalf.· A lay person would appear to be able to do little in this direction, except perhaps check with local trade associations.· Standardization of contracts is typically unilateral, being devised by particular contracting parties or their trade associations.
· The trade balance in 1989 showed a deficit of US$282,000,000.· The numbers are preliminary until the government unveils its official trade balance results for December on Feb. 8.· The trade balance was reported as a deficit of US$3,230 million.· The trade balance figures exclude sales of ships and oil rigs.· The trade balance measures the flow of goods in and out of the country.
· Repeated statements to this effect at previous summits had been followed by inaction and the continuation of intra-community trade barriers.· The sugar program works by limiting domestic production and erecting trade barriers that keep the price of imported sugar high.· As a non-GATT member its goods generally faced higher tariffs and other trade barriers in world markets.· Running counter to mainstream Republican thinking, he is calling for tariffs and new trade barriers to protect jobs.· It also prevents the types of trade barriers which provide opportunities for corruption.· The developing countries are pressed to eliminate trade barriers, which can lead to local producers being undermined by cheaper imports.· Their experts wasted no time in cutting trade barriers, limiting government subsidies and selling off state industries.· Unfortunately, their trade barriers are such that nobody can get inside and buy anything.
· The double digit inflation and growing trade deficit were the government's most difficult economic problems.· The trade deficit will grow, pushing the peso down, which will raise inflation.· Figure 8-2 shows the size of the trade deficit by industry group.· Despite the increase in exports, the overall trade deficit rose S$4,900 million to S$14,600 million in 1990.· No country, not even one as big as the United States, can run a trade deficit for ever.· One week I failed to turn in an essay on the trade deficit.· At some point the United States will lose its ability to finance its trade deficit.
· Since the crew of the ship were not directly involved, the owners argued that there was no trade dispute.· Both countries have a stake in using the World Trade Organization and in not allowing trade disputes to poison bilateral relations.· By the Employment Act 1982 the definition of a trade dispute is narrowed.· The first would demonstrably be a political strike and the second would hardly be a trade dispute.· Industrial relations Under the Industrial Courts Act of 1919 the minister may set up a court of enquiry into a trade dispute.
· Expansion of the international drug trade, exploiting the inner-urban under-class.· But investigators said there was no immediate indication the killings were related to the drug trade.· Early successes in the drug trade mean that Harry can underwrite Marion's attempts to become a fashion designer.· At the same time, the two sides have engaged in talks on jointly combating the drug trade.· He's up to his black eyeballs in the drug trade.· Consider the school principal who discovers students wearing beepers to stay in contact with their superiors in the drug trade.· In view of this, the drugs trade looks like a Godsend.· Experts disagree about the extent of the expansion of Tupac Amaru and Sendero Luminoso into the drug trade.
· That cooperation was crucial for the Clinton administration to win congressional support to lift a wartime trade embargo and normalize diplomatic relations.· Many officials in Hanoi had hoped the lifting of the trade embargo in February 1994 would lead to quicker economic gain.· There is no United Kingdom trade embargo.· They are meant to plug the gaps in the trade embargo that has been in force for almost a year.
· Economists surveyed by Bloomberg Business News projected the trade gap to come in at $ 7. 1 billion.· There was brighter news on the trade front for Britain yesterday, with a £766 million cut in the trade gap.· The narrowing trade gap means that growth in the fourth quarter could be better than expected, said analysts.· He said yesterday his first priorities would be to tackle inflation and the widening trade gap.· The trade gap widened by 3. 4 percent to $ 10. 36 billion, the highest in seven months.· The Government has no little interest in this as the negative food trade gap is about £5.7 billion.· Devaluation would also help narrow our trade gap.
· Maldon salt is a trade name for sea salt from the many inlets on the Essex coast.· Michael has been approved for a new drug, clozapine, often referred to by the trade name, Clozaril.· Further investigation showed that it had a large number of actions: so large that the trade name Largactil was coined.· Barneys said the two parties could not reach agreement on financing, royalties and trade name issues.· Sterling Winthrop. which markets paracetamol under the trade name Panadol, says that an application for a product licence is imminent.· Trade names A well-known trade name often helps to sell a product.· Olestrathe trade name is Oleanis unlike any other fake food ever invented.
· Such difficulties of determining the impact and the timing of adjustment make generalisations about trade policies elusive.· If Pat Buchanan has a beef with trade policy, Iowa is a strange place to press his protectionist case.· This is a familiar point: trade balances are determined by macroeconomic factors, not by trade policy.· The prepared texts of speeches by Mr Clinton and Mr Bush on trade policy are indistinguishable from each other.· However the consequences for employment remained the most ambiguous, especially in the absence of a comprehensive external trade policy.· He interested himself in fiscal, banking, and trade policy.· How do members of the administration themselves think trade policy has changed?· First, he said, the administration was more actively engaged in trade policy than the Bush people used to be.
· Its power continued till the fifteenth century, after which it declined in face of competition from new trade routes opening up.· Battles over access to shipping lanes and trade routes are commonplace, and piracy returns in modern trappings.· The king's highway, an important trade route, ran down the eastern plateau.· We will see how the mummies occupied the midpoint of the most important overland trade route in Eurasian history.· Even in the neolithic period, a skein of east-west trade routes was established across the Aegean.· After the Middle Ages, trade routes changed and the island lost its importance.· The city lies on the main trade route between the Reikland and lands further west, and the Kislevites to the north.· It is no wonder that the United States keeps such a large navy patrolling the trade routes of the world.
· A more ambitious bill that would have ended virtually all trade sanctions was voted down earlier in the same house debate.
· Only those manufacturing steps that involve trade secrets are kept in-house.· The 75 undisclosed classified documents include trade secrets obtained from companies that asked them to be kept confidential.· He says they're trade secrets and Jaws is just a trout compared to a Zander.· Can you stop them taking your trade secrets or your customers with them when they leave?· It might cover secret processes and trade secrets. 5.· Confidential information Every company has confidential information and trade secrets.· The task force will concentrate on rooting out theft of trade secrets and high-tech components, particularly integrated circuits.
· I was tempted through the doors of the trade show.· Tickets to the trade show are $ 20 for two days' entry.· He meets with company executives, attends trade shows, and talks with large investors such as pension funds.· Its price at a Chicago trade show was $ 2, 000.· The stage was in the center of the 1, 200-acre trade show that rotates annually between Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.· Initial efforts will include training, collateral, trade shows and industry exhibits.· You've dragged me along to all your trade shows and staff socials over the years.
· Analogies with the slave trade and slavery and the movement against them were apparent to such reformers.· So, despite the great depredations of the slave trade, there was demographic growth.· Such activities were by no means limited to the slave trade.· As the number of blacks increased alarmingly in the colonies, some southern colonists made efforts to control the slave trade.· Equally parliamentarians spoke of cruelty, inhumanity and tyranny as features of the slave trade and slavery, often providing vivid examples.· Slavery and the slave trade, however, denied self-love to the slave, provoking permanent discontent and possible rebellion.· Profits from the slave trade were invested in banking, insurance and industry, Williams showed.
· It will try to do so by explaining the nature and future of the country's trade surplus.· The trade surplus is more than $ 65 billion.· In fact, our trade surplus in Scotch is three times greater than our trade surplus in oil.· That compares with a $ 18. 5 billion trade surplus the year before.
· Neither Bradford nor Birmingham regrets entering the tourist trade - the industry waits with bated breath to see how Swindon fares.· They say so-called home improvements can kill off the tourist trade.· But environmentalists have long claimed that the scheme has been underfunded, badly run and above all exploited by the tourist trade.· The tourist trade depends too much on the cocked hat.· And with it, the sudden fear of what it could do to the tourist trade.· This will do no good for Amsterdam's tourist trade and London will be wetter than average for the time of year.· This still, however, gives the island a quality tourist trade.· The tourist trade was practically non-existent and Reid's Hotel was closed during the War.
· In others regional representatives of the trade unions have been similarly involved.· At the demand of trade unions, all salaries are paid directly into workers' bank accounts.· The research also examines the perception and evaluation of health and safety problems and goals by trade union representatives.· It is therefore necessary to include the personnel manager and a trade union representative in the systems planning team.· He liked all the things Hayek loathed: social protection, trade unions, welfare states, curbs on finance.· The two trade union confederations undertook to refrain from general strikes in return for minimum wage and unemployment benefit guarantees.· It further calls for discussion within the trade union movement on this question, with a view to dispelling the myths that surround homosexuality.
· Student activity and the resurgence of trade unionism, already discussed, were obvious facets of thus new version of steadfastness.· But his concern for profit margins kept wage levels low and he was intensely suspicious of trade unionism.· Did unemployment, economic depression and the General Strike reduce trade unionism to a pitiful weakness?· He has spent his life campaigning for free trade unionism and free votes.· Later in the century the open villages were also centres of nonconformism and trade unionism.· There is a clear realisation that attempting to export western trade unionism to the East would be futile.· The decline in trade unionism is particularly significant here.· Their functional link severed, Co-operation and trade unionism went on separately to join the system they could not defeat.
· Meanwhile, he was making friends of working men and trade unionists, and devoting himself to educational work.· Teachers welcome the involvement of trade unionists during the briefing of young people going out on Work Experience.· Thus there should be representation from education, employers, trade unionists, parents and community organisations.· There was much euphoria among trade unionists.· Further, not all trade unionists support the Labour Party.· Modern trade unionists negotiating these win-win deals deserve more encouragement.· The examples above have already indicated this: politicians, officials, even trade unionists, work closely with journalists.· Both Tawney and Matthews saw education for trade unionists as a growth point of great potential.
· Unless there is complete agreement, there is no agreement at all and there will be a worldwide trade war.· But trade war fears continued to undermine brewers with Guinness down 6p to 510p.· Nevertheless, the danger of a tax trade war remains.· Second, we have seen off the threat of a world trade war which would have destroyed any hope of economic recovery.· They said Mr Major was deeply concerned as a trade war loomed large.· And without it, a trade war could devastate already shaky world economies.
· Business investment rose 11%, while world trade expanded by 9.3 the fastest this decade.· Instead of world trade, they fought over whether employers should be allowed to set up their own unions.· Countries can have either a small or large share of world trade.· Indeed, it is arguable that the different speeds of financial liberalisation are a prime cause of world trade and savings imbalances.· Britain invented world trade when we had an empire 100 or 200 years ago.· Current world trade agreements have become the foremost threats to democracy on earth.· Debates on world trade are becoming polarised.
VERB· He joined Anglo in 1968, learning the mining trade in the firm's diamond, gold and uranium divisions.· I was learning Hugh's trade, and helping my granny with her flower stall at the harbour.· He tried hard to wean them away from crime by persuading them to learn a trade instead.· She had joined a world-famous company, learning her trade well until finally starting her own business.· He has always played at being the happiest guy on earth, because he learned that the first trade is the hardest.· Graham knows his defender should be learning his trade by the occasional appearance in a winning team to breed confidence.· I started to learn a trade so many times, and never finished.
· But it is up front where the experts ply their trade and both Ian Wright and Les Ferdinand are bouncing with confidence.· She is only plying her trade.· There was Captain Show, a seemingly respectable ex-army man, who plied his trade around the Sunningdale area of the moor.· They travel all over the world plying their peculiar trade.· On Saturday and Sunday evenings, Pol went out to ply the trade that was never discussed between the two women.· He prospered in this country, plying a uniquely leisure-class trade, and then expressed petty contempt for his hosts.· Complaints Police have received scores of complaints about dealers openly plying their trade in front of small children on street corners.· Tom was not the only preacher plying his trade that day.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the tradePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► East-West relations/trade etc► follow a profession/trade/way of life etc► the rag trade► do a roaring trade (in something)
- A plan, already under way, seeks to manage the tourist trade.
- And with it, the sudden fear of what it could do to the tourist trade.
- But environmentalists have long claimed that the scheme has been underfunded, badly run and above all exploited by the tourist trade.
- His attempts to corral the tourist trade at the Falls had failed.
- Neither Bradford nor Birmingham regrets entering the tourist trade - the industry waits with bated breath to see how Swindon fares.
- Prospective customers should always be on the look-out for good communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the hotel trade.
- They say so-called home improvements can kill off the tourist trade.
- The site now employs about 7,000 people directly, although many more are involved in allied industries or in ongoing construction projects.
- Antiques Fair, Social Centre, Yarm.
- Attractions include over 100 trade stands, refreshment tents and licensed bars, caravan site and craft fair.
- Champagne was also prospering during this time from the great trade fairs.
- Chartwell Travel is offering discounted air fares to the Frankfurt Book Fair from £108 return.
- Eighty countries plan to attend the Baghdad trade fair in November.
- Running alongside was a trade fair.
- Then, on the third day, he would be a guest at a trade fair held in New Jersey.
- Moreover, the major source of under-recording on the balance of payments up to 1949 was invisible trade.
- On this basis, Britain was the world's biggest generator of invisible earnings, and has probably remained so this year.
- Such earnings are little appreciated outside the specialist areas of business such as finance and insurance which directly contribute to invisible earnings.
- There were probably invisible exports too: exports of technical skill and artistry, exports of medicine and magic.
- This has been undesirable, but not of critical importance because our income from invisible exports has made good the difference.
- Trade gap narrows despite cut in invisible earnings.
- A number of drug dealers ply their trade in the park.
- But it is up front where the experts ply their trade and both Ian Wright and Les Ferdinand are bouncing with confidence.
- But then, as a free agent, he must have a warm climate in which to ply his trade.
- Complaints Police have received scores of complaints about dealers openly plying their trade in front of small children on street corners.
- In earlier days a lady barber plied her trade here, Belle Kendal by name.
- She is only plying her trade.
- There was Captain Show, a seemingly respectable ex-army man, who plied his trade around the Sunningdale area of the moor.
- Tom was not the only preacher plying his trade that day.
- A two-in-hand waiting opposite, which Lefevre had assumed to be plying for hire, trotted sedately up to the stage door.
WORD FAMILYnountradetradertradingverbtrade
1buying/selling [uncountable] the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries SYN commercetrade between There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. international trade agreements unfair trade practicestrade in Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990.the arms/drug/slave etc trade (=the buying and selling of weapons, drugs etc) → balance of trade, free trade, → trade war at war(3)2the hotel/tourist etc trade the business done by companies, hotels etc: Working on Saturdays is usual in the retail trade.3amount of business [uncountable] British English business activity, especially the amount of goods or products that are sold SYN business: A lot of pubs nowadays do most of their trade at lunchtimes.passing trade (=customers who go into a shop when they are passing it, not regular customers) Souvenir shops rely mainly on passing trade. → do a roaring trade at roaring(3)4an exchange of things [singular] American English a)when you exchange something you have for something that someone else has: Let’s make a trade – my frisbee for your baseball. b)when a player on a sports team is exchanged for a player from another team: The Celtics star demanded a trade after talks with management broke down.5the trade a particular kind of business, and the people who are involved in it: I could get Ron to look at your car for you; he works in the trade.6job/work [countable, uncountable] a particular job, especially one needing special skill with your hands: Brian insisted that his sons learn a trade. My grandfather was a plumber by trade (=that was his job).tools of your trade (=the things that you need to do your job) → stock-in-trade, jack-of-all-trades, → ply your trade at ply1(1), → tricks of the trade at trick1(7)COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + tradeinternational/foreign trade· International trade is essential for long-term economic growth.global/world trade· We want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.the arms/timber/book etc trade· Britain is heavily involved in the arms trade.the drugs/slave trade· the country’s thriving drugs tradethe tourist trade· The wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska's second industrythe retail trade (=businesses which sell goods in shops to customers)· Advertising encourages the retail trade to stock and display the product.the wholesale trade (=businesses which sell goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public)· In the domestic market, the wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly.trade + NOUNtrade barriers (also barriers to trade formal) (=things that make trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, such as taxes)· The removal of trade barriers will help our trading partnership.a trade agreement· On April 3 a new trade agreement between Romania and the USA was signed.a trade embargo (=an official order to stop trade with another country)· Delegates urged the US government to lift its trade embargo against Vietnam.trade talks/negotiations· A further round of trade talks begins this week in Geneva.a trade deficit (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is less than the amount it buys from them)· The foreign trade deficit widened by 42% compared with the previous year.a trade surplus (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is more than the amount it buys from them)· Scotch whisky is a major contributor to the UK trade balance, with a large trade surplus.trade1 nountrade2 verb
tradetrade2 ●●○ S3 W3 verb VERB TABLE
trade
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | trade |
| he, she, it | trades | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | traded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have traded |
| he, she, it | has traded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had traded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will trade |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have traded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am trading |
| he, she, it | is trading | |
| you, we, they | are trading | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was trading |
| you, we, they | were trading | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been trading |
| he, she, it | has been trading | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been trading |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be trading |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been trading |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "What do you have for lunch, a peanut butter sandwich?" "Want to trade?"
- I'll trade you my baseball for those two cars.
- Japan is one of our major trading partners.
- Over a million shares were traded during the day.
- The debating chamber is often simply used as a platform for trading verbal abuse.
- The two nations have not traded with each other for over 30 years.
- The West is accused of trading weapons for hostages.
- We liked each other's clothes, so we traded.
- Ellis was trapped after Liverpool trading standards officers, posing as dealers, smashed a nationwide network of underground sellers.
- How far depended on a firm's skills at trading for its own account.
- That rule calls for a one-hour trading halt if the industrial average ever falls 250 points.
- There was always a difficulty in obtaining enough currency, a major barrier to trading with the west.
- They were trading 31 lower at 1, 035 earlier today.
THESAURUS
to give something to someone, and receive a similar thing from them at the same time. Exchange is often used about people telling each other about their ideas, phone numbers, addresses etc: · They exchanged photographs before they met.· a place where people can exchange ideas· We exchanged email addresses.· if you are unhappy with the jacket, you can always take it back and exchange it for another one.· These coupons can be exchanged for meals and accommodation.
to exchange something, especially money. Also used in British English about exchanging something you have bought for something different: · I need to change some dollars.· She changed all her money into euros.· We thought it was time we changed our car for something more modern.
(also do a swap BrE) informal to give something to someone, who gives you something similar: · The two schools use the Internet to swap pictures, stories, and jokes.· I like your room better – do you want to do a swap?
(also do a trade American English) to exchange something that you have for something that someone else has: · The stolen phones are being traded for drugs.· The boys trade sports cards on the playground.· We've got lots of plants we don't need – do you want to do a trade?
to change the places of two or more people or things, so that each one is in the place the other was before: · Can I switch seats with you?
to do or give something, because someone has done or given something similar to you – a rather formal use: · They invited us to dinner a while ago, and I'd like to reciprocate.
if you give something in exchange or in return for something else, you give it in order to get something else back: · Williams will plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence.
Longman Language Activatorto do business if a company does business with another company, it buys things from them or sells things to them: · I hope you'll think about my offer. I'm sure we can do business.do business with: · They do a lot of business with Italian companies.· She's very efficient - the kind of person you want to do business with.do good business (=do a lot of successful business): · They've been doing very good business lately. They'll probably even expand their operations.
if someone is in business they own a company or shop: · In all the twenty years I've been in business this is the worst period I've seen for sales.· The insurance companies are in business to make money, not waste it.set up in business British (=start a company, shop etc): · When I qualified I set up in business as a financial consultant.
to buy goods from another company or person, or sell goods to them: · I deal with farmers, selling them things like cattle feed and insecticides.· They don't buy their office supplies from a store - they only deal with the manufacturers.· We don't deal with the actors directly - we usually have to go through their agents.
to do business buying or selling a particular product: · Companies that deal in oil should prepare themselves for a price drop.· The main commodities he dealt in were rice, and lentils.
if a country or large organization trades with another country or large organization, they buy, sell, or exchange goods with each other: trade with: · The two nations have not traded with each other for over 30 years.trading partner (=a country that regularly does business with another country): · Japan is one of our major trading partners.
if a company or organization operates it takes part in business activities, especially in one country or in one kind of business: · Olivetti operates in all the major computer markets in the world.· Screenview are a small company operating from a converted barn in a village near Norwich.
happening during the time that something else happens use this to say that each of two or more people do the same thing to the other person or people, or have the same feelings towards them: · The twins looked at one another and giggled.· You can tell that George and Hannah like each other, can't you?· By the end of the holiday we were all beginning to annoy each other.each ... the other: · When Kerry and Sam met again two years later, each was equally pleased to see the other.· The brothers started to quarrel, each accusing the other of being responsible for the mistake.
: exchange looks/glances/insults etc look at each other, insult each other etc: · Danny and his lawyer exchanged uneasy looks.· As Sally approached wearing her new dress, the others exchanged glances and tried not to laugh.· The two men were exchanging insults and accusing each other of mismanagement.
: mutual respect/hatred/support etc respecting, hating etc each other equally: · A good marriage should be based on mutual love and respect.· The meeting broke up in an atmosphere of mutual irritation.the feeling is mutual (=both people feel the same): · He was very much in love with Hilda and the feeling appeared to be mutual.
formal: reciprocal agreement/arrangement/visit etc an agreement etc in which one person or country does or gives the same thing to another, as they have officially agreed to do: · The French students come to our school in November, and we then make a reciprocal visit to theirs.· In countries which do not have reciprocal health agreements with your own, you will need to take out health insurance.on a reciprocal basis (=with the understanding that both people, countries etc will do the same): · Senior officials from both countries make regular visits on a reciprocal basis.
: two-way communication/exchange/contact etc when two people or groups have an equal chance to express their opinions and are listening to or helping each other: · It was impossible to have a two-way conversation with Derek, because he never stopped talking.· Managers who want two-way communication with their staff must be prepared to listen to what they have to say.
: trade insults/threats/blows etc to insult, threaten etc each other in an argument or fight, especially in public: · The prime minister and his chancellor exchanged insults on the front pages of the national newspapers last week.· The debating chamber is often simply used as a platform for trading verbal abuse.
to exchange one thing for another to give something to someone and receive a similar thing from them at the same time: exchange addresses/telephone numbers: · We exchanged addresses and phone numbers.exchange something for something: · Foreign currency can be exchanged for sterling at any bank.
informal to exchange something with someone, especially with someone you know well, so that you each get something that you want: · Jacky had the book I wanted, but wasn't willing to swap.swap something with somebody: · Taylor offered to swap jobs with me.swap something for something: · I'm trying to sell my bike, or swap it for a slightly bigger one.
especially American to exchange something that you have for something that someone else has: · We liked each other's clothes, so we traded.trade something for something: · The West is accused of trading weapons for hostages.I'll trade you spoken (=say this when you want to exchange something): · I'll trade you my baseball for those two cars.
British an informal expression: if two people do a swap with each other they exchange things so that they each get what they want: do a swap with somebody: · If you can't work a particular shift, you can always do a swap with a colleague.
to give your old car, washing machine etc to the shop that you are buying a new one from, so that they will let you buy the new one for a slightly lower price: trade in something: · You can get quite good price reductions on new cars if you trade in your old one.trade something/it/them in: · My car was now six years old, so I traded it in and got a newer one.trade in something for: · They traded in their Porsche for a family car.
British /exchange American to exchange something you have bought or chosen because you have decided you want something different or because there is something wrong with it: · If the trousers are the wrong size you can always change them.change something for something: · Can I exchange this sweater for a black one?
to exchange something that you have for something that you want or need without giving or taking money for it: barter something for something: · In the local market, meat and vegetables are bartered for electrical goods.barter with: · She had some success in bartering with her guards.
to exchange something so that two or more things or people change the places that they are in: · He was accused of switching the price labels on goods.· Professor Rigby's talk may be switched to the main hall.switch seats/places: · We switched seats halfway through the show.
to exchange the place you are standing or sitting on with another person: change places with: · Would you mind changing places with me?
if a group of people who are dancing change partners , they stop dancing with one person and dance with another person in the group: · We agreed to change partners after a couple of dances.
to give someone something that you would prefer to keep: give up something · Fania was prepared to give up all her jewelry to help her father get out of debt.· Russia is very unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons.give something up · Americans love their cars, and no-one is going to persuade them to give them up.
to unwillingly give or sell something to someone, for example because they have won it from you or you cannot afford to keep it any longer: · They've held the world record for many years, and they're not going to let it go without a fight.· I've nowhere to store all this china, so I'm letting the whole lot go for $50.
to unwillingly give or sell something that is very important to you: · I'm reluctant to part with any of my precious books.· The new house was much smaller, and we had to part with things that we had been hoarding for years.
to agree or decide to stop having something that is valuable, especially in order to gain something more important: sacrifice something to do something: · He sacrificed a promising career to look after his handicapped daughter.sacrifice something for something: · The nation is not prepared to sacrifice its independence for the sake of an alliance with a powerful neighbour.
to let someone take a right, advantage etc from you - use this when you think someone is stupid to do this: trade away something for (=lose one thing and gain another): · The Unions would be wrong to trade away their future for short-term financial gain.trade away something: · It's disgusting to trade away your democratic rights in this way.
WORD SETSbear, nounbearish, adjectivebear market, nounbond, nounbondholder, nounbroker, nounbrokerage, nounbull, nounbullish, adjectivebull market, nouncall option, nounclose, verbcommon stock, controlling interest, nouncrash, verbcrash, noundisinvestment, noundividend, nounDow Jones Average, float, verbflotation, noungilt, noungilt-edged, adjectiveinsider trading, nounirredeemable, adjectivejobber, nounjunk bond, nounmarketmaker, nounmutual fund, nounordinary shares, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepar, nounportfolio, nounprospectus, nounredemption, nounrights issue, nounsavings bond, nounsell-off, nounshare, nounshareholder, nounshare index, nounspread, nounstock, nounstockbroker, nounstock certificate, nounstock company, nounstock exchange, nounstockholder, nounstock market, nounsubscribe, verbtrade, verbunit trust, noununlisted, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber. bilateral negotiations between Israel and Syria The public bar was already doing a brisk trade. Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods. our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need) the Chinese Foreign Minister the illicit trade in stolen cattle Nigeria is our principal trading partner in Africa. a manager with twenty years’ experience in the retail business international disagreement over trade subsidies These books are the tools of my trade (=the things I need to do my job). The trade-in value is roughly $3,000. a salesman who knew all the tricks of the trade (=clever methods used in a particular job) the impact of the crisis on the world economyCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber. (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· The administration has signed a multi-billion dollar trade agreement with Colombia.
(=things such as taxes that make trade between countries difficult)· The aim was to remove trade barriers and open up free markets.
bilateral negotiations between Israel and Syria The public bar was already doing a brisk trade. (=stop operating a business) The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.
The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.· The town was a trading centre for the Romans.
· The cotton industry began to boom in the 1780s.
(=the difference between the amount of goods a country imports and the amount it exports)· Last year the country had its largest trade deficit in recent history.
· the international drug trade
· The EU has threatened to impose a trade embargo on the US.
· Most of its export trade is with Russia.
(=showing the value of a country's exports compared to imports)· Trade figures showed a slump last month.
Foreign competition provides consumers with a greater variety of goods. our budget for foreign aid (=financial help to countries in need) the Chinese Foreign Minister (=the difference between the amount a country imports and exports)· Britain’s trade gap almost doubled last month.
the illicit trade in stolen cattle (=producing goods, and buying and selling them)· He works for the Department of Trade and Industry.
· A new round of global trade negotiations is due to start next week.
Nigeria is our principal trading partner in Africa. (=profit relating to a company’s normal activities)· Both turnover and operating profits were lower.
(=on the sale of goods between countries)· Trade restrictions between the islands were removed.
a manager with twenty years’ experience in the retail business· The United Nations is considering new economic sanctions.
(=a company or business secret)· They must not betray their employer’s trust, for instance by giving away trade secrets.
(=buy and sell shares as a business)· They make their money by trading in stocks and shares.
(=the buying and selling of slaves, especially Africans who were taken to America)
international disagreement over trade subsidies· Trade talks between the EU and the Americans have once again collapsed.
These books are the tools of my trade (=the things I need to do my job). The trade-in value is roughly $3,000. a salesman who knew all the tricks of the trade (=clever methods used in a particular job) the impact of the crisis on the world economy· Also investment trust shares may be less marketable or liquid than others, as they are not actively traded by institutional investors.· The stock also topped the list of most actively traded issues on the Tokyo exchange with 13. 28 million shares traded.· Dell Computer and chipmaker Intel were both off sharply as the most actively traded Nasdaq issues.· Their shares were actively traded from Boston to San Francisco; indeed, theirs and virtually none others.· PepsiCo was the most actively traded stock on the New York Stock Exchange.· The Bel20 Index of most actively traded stocks has climbed 4. 4 percent this year to a record.
· Eaton said large institutional investors today are putting more pressure on publicly traded companies to increase their returns.· Banca di Roma and Techint will launch an offer for the 16 % of Dalmine that is publicly traded.· The exact stake depends on the market capitalization of the company when it begins publicly trading.· The predecessor company split into three publicly traded stocks in December 1995, concentrating on insurance, industrial businesses and entertainment.· The other 49 percent of Fokker is publicly traded.· Nippon Housing and Daiichi Housing are the only housing lenders whose stock is publicly traded.· That year he and his partners created the Electrical Development Company as a publicly traded stock company.
NOUN· Many stocks traded at bloated prices.· A cluster of ex-dividend stocks trading without the benefit of dividend payments helped keep dealing subdued.· The stock is thinly traded, meaning that price swings can be dizzying.· Nippon Housing and Daiichi Housing are the only housing lenders whose stock is publicly traded.· When he wrote that article, the stock traded between 3 1 / 8 and 2 1 / 2.· Further, the bigger the tigers, the more volume; that is, the more the stock is traded.
VERB· The council wrote to warn infringing traders some of whom ceased to trade on Sundays as a result of the warnings.· The arrangement ended on 1 January when the Soviet Union ceased trading with its former allies on a convertible rouble basis.· Unfortunately Carrera have been experiencing financial difficulties and ceased trading.· If remedial action is not forthcoming we would cease trading with them.· The other butcher thought to be involved ceased trading in 1989.· Of those individuals that cease trading, half enter full-time employment, further education or training programmes.· Under the Celuform scheme, the Company guarantees that faulty workmanship and materials is put right even if the installer has ceased trading.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► East-West relations/trade etc► follow a profession/trade/way of life etc► the rag trade► do a roaring trade (in something)
- He was more than prepared to trade blows with the former circus act Benichou.
- The two camps traded insults, moans and jeers, threatening occasionally to turn the proceedings into an intramural debate.
- The site now employs about 7,000 people directly, although many more are involved in allied industries or in ongoing construction projects.
- Antiques Fair, Social Centre, Yarm.
- Attractions include over 100 trade stands, refreshment tents and licensed bars, caravan site and craft fair.
- Champagne was also prospering during this time from the great trade fairs.
- Chartwell Travel is offering discounted air fares to the Frankfurt Book Fair from £108 return.
- Eighty countries plan to attend the Baghdad trade fair in November.
- Running alongside was a trade fair.
- Then, on the third day, he would be a guest at a trade fair held in New Jersey.
- Moreover, the major source of under-recording on the balance of payments up to 1949 was invisible trade.
- On this basis, Britain was the world's biggest generator of invisible earnings, and has probably remained so this year.
- Such earnings are little appreciated outside the specialist areas of business such as finance and insurance which directly contribute to invisible earnings.
- There were probably invisible exports too: exports of technical skill and artistry, exports of medicine and magic.
- This has been undesirable, but not of critical importance because our income from invisible exports has made good the difference.
- Trade gap narrows despite cut in invisible earnings.
- A number of drug dealers ply their trade in the park.
- But it is up front where the experts ply their trade and both Ian Wright and Les Ferdinand are bouncing with confidence.
- But then, as a free agent, he must have a warm climate in which to ply his trade.
- Complaints Police have received scores of complaints about dealers openly plying their trade in front of small children on street corners.
- In earlier days a lady barber plied her trade here, Belle Kendal by name.
- She is only plying her trade.
- There was Captain Show, a seemingly respectable ex-army man, who plied his trade around the Sunningdale area of the moor.
- Tom was not the only preacher plying his trade that day.
- A two-in-hand waiting opposite, which Lefevre had assumed to be plying for hire, trotted sedately up to the stage door.
WORD FAMILYnountradetradertradingverbtrade
1[intransitive, transitive] to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or businesstrade with India began trading with Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.trade in The company trades in silk, tea, and other items. They had to travel into town to trade the produce from their farm.2[intransitive] British English to exist and operate as a business: The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber.cease trading (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt)3[transitive] to buy or sell something on the stock exchange: Over a million shares were traded today.GRAMMAR Trade is usually passive in this meaning.4trade insults/blows etc to insult or hit each other during an argument or fight5[intransitive, transitive] especially American English to exchange something you have for something someone else has SYN swap British English: We traded necklaces.trade something with somebody I wouldn’t mind trading jobs with her.trade (somebody) something for something I’ll trade you my camera for your drill.trade at something phrasal verb if shares etc trade at a particular price, they cost that amount to buytrade down phrasal verb to replace something you own with something cheaper, or buy a cheaper type of thing than beforetrade down to Many of their customers are trading down to cheaper cigarettes.trade something ↔ in phrasal verb to give something such as a car to the person you are buying a new one from, as part of the paymenttrade in for He traded his old car in for a new model. → trade-intrade something ↔ off phrasal verb to balance one situation or quality against another, in order to produce an acceptable resulttrade off for/against Companies are under pressure to trade off price stability for short-term gains. → trade-offtrade on/upon something phrasal verb to use a situation or someone’s kindness in order to get an advantage for yourself: If you ask me, they’re just trading on Sam’s good nature.trade up phrasal verb to replace something you own with something better, or buy a better type of thing than beforetrade up to/from It also encourages existing home owners to trade up to larger accommodation.