trade

1 of 3

noun

ˈtrād

a(1)

: the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities : commerce

(2)

: business, market

novelties for the tourist trade

did a good trade in small appliances

obsolete : dealings between persons or groups

: an act or instance of trading : transaction

also : an exchange of property usually without use of money

: a firm's customers : clientele

: the group of firms engaged in a business or industry

: an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill : craft

: the business or work in which one engages regularly : occupation

: the persons engaged in an occupation, business, or industry

: a customary course of action : practice

thy sin's not accidental, but a trade—

William Shakespeare

: trade wind

—usually used in plural

: a publication intended for persons in the entertainment business

—usually used in plural

obsolete : a path traversed : way

archaic : a track or trail left by a person or animal : tread sense 4

trade

2 of 3

verb

traded; trading

intransitive verb

: to give one thing in exchange for another

: to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods

: to make one's purchases : shop

trades at his store

: sell sense 3

obsolete : to have dealings : negotiate

transitive verb

: to give in exchange for another commodity : barter

also : to make an exchange of

traded places

: to engage in frequent buying and selling of (stocks, commodities, etc.) usually in search of quick profits

archaic : to do business with

tradable adjective

or less commonly tradeable

ˈtrā-də-bəl How to pronounce trade (audio)

trade

3 of 3

adjective

: of, relating to, or used in trade

: intended for or limited to persons in a business or industry

a trade publication

trade sales

: serving others in the same business rather than the ultimate user or consumer

a trade printing house

or less commonly trades : of, composed of, or representing the trades or trade unions

a trade committee

: having a larger softcover format than that of a mass-market paperback and usually sold only in bookstores

trade paperbacks

also : of or relating to the publishing of such books

Example Sentences

Noun the trade between the two countries Trade accounts for half of our gross national product. The Tigers made a few good trades this season and picked up some promising players. Verb If you don't like your seat, I'll trade with you. I traded seats with her halfway through the show. He was traded to the Yankees. They traded him to the Broncos. I traded my pen for a pencil and kept writing. Their firm specializes in trading bonds. She mostly trades in stocks. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Durant says Suns have pieces in place Kevin Durant's trade to Phoenix changed the NBA landscape. —

Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023 Seventy-nine outside companies, trade organizations, politicians and nonprofits have submitted arguments in the case. —

Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2023 But first, the Chicago Bears are navigating trade speculation around their No. 1 pick — and all things Arlington Heights. —

Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023 The rally marks a sharp reversal from last year when value stocks, or those that trade at low multiples of their book value, or net worth, stood out in a down market. —

Hardika Singh, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023 Credit: Lucasfilm/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Neeson) and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), are tasked with putting an end to an intergalactic trade war (blech) that threatens to destroy the Galactic Republic. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023 Countries accounting for more than 30% of global GDP maintained trade ties and refrained from condemning the invasion, enabling Russia to rebuild supply chains and fight off economic isolation. —

Azure Gilman, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2023 French minister Fesneau told Reuters that Paris was negotiating with its non-EU trade partners to allow exports of vaccinated poultry while there were also bilateral talks at the EU level with countries outside the bloc. —

Fox News, 17 Feb. 2023 The same is true for every high-profile signing, trade or draft pick. —

Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023

Verb

The Fortune Impact Initiative is sponsored by Everfi, a platform for workplace training, and is designed to be a forum where executives can trade knowledge and best practices in the rapidly evolving field of ESG. —

Fortune, 16 Feb. 2023 The global electronic broker said only individuals with more than the equivalent of $1 million in assets and institutions with more than $5.1 million can trade bitcoin and ethereum on its platform alongside other kinds of assets. —

Weilun Soon, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023 An unprotected 2029 first-round pick, the only first rounder the Bucks can trade, is a high-risk, high-reward asset for any team who acquires it. —

Brian Sampson, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023 Multiple outlets have reported Detroit’s interest in receiving an unprotected first-round pick in exchange, and the Mavericks can trade one starting in 2025. —

Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023 The Pistons owe one future first-round pick (to New York), but currently can only trade their 2029 first-round pick due to the pick protections on the outgoing pick. —

Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2023 Amateur traders who gather on social media can’t trade sophisticated products like credit-default swaps — products that protect against companies’ reneging on their debts. —

Joe Rennison, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022 The Hong Kong listing also makes Tencent Music’s shares more easily accessible to mainland Chinese investors, most of whom cannot trade the U.S. securities markets. —

Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Sep. 2022 Phoenix matched the offer sheet to keep Ayton and can’t trade him to Indiana. —

Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022

Adjective

In Lordstown, Ohio, for example — ground zero for White, working-class and anti-trade voters — Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturing goliath, intends to produce thousands of Fisker PEAR electric vehicles per year, alongside other EV products. —

Paul Sracic, CNN, 12 Jan. 2023 And there is now a remarkable bipartisan consensus about confronting China on the economy, even if this involves violating some of the pre-trade principles that the United States promulgated for sixty years after the Second World War. —

John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2023 In his final game against his pre-trade Rockets squad this season, Wood added 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a season-high five blocks while shooting 8 of 14 from the floor. —

Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2023 In a post-trade session with reporters, general manager Don Sweeney noted his encouragement over prospects Cole Spicer (Minnesota-Duluth) and Matthew Poitras (OHL Guelph). —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2022 The company has already introduced pre-trade verifications, which can help users avoid phishing, along with a verification system for vetted cryptocurrencies. —

Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2022 Ryan, who has long staked out a spot in the anti-trade wing of the Democratic Party, appeals to blue-collar workers by supporting a blend of tariffs and industrial policy. —

David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2022 To give way on those would be to risk aggravating anti-trade sentiment in the U.S. —

Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022 No-nonsense manager Bob Melvin’s bottom line: ‘Play better’ Sitting unread in the email in-box Saturday morning was, at this head-scratching point, a seemingly reasonable thought about how to deal with the Padres’ post-trade deadline morass. —

Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

trade

1 of 3 noun

ˈtrād

: the business or work in which a person takes part regularly : occupation

: an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill

: the persons working in an occupation, business, or industry

: the business of buying and selling items : commerce

: an act or instance of trading : transaction

: an exchange of property without use of money : swap

: a firm's customers

: trade wind

—usually used in plural

trade

2 of 3 verb

traded; trading

: to give in exchange for something else

: to make an exchange of

traded places

: to take part in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods

: to deal regularly as a customer

trade

3 of 3 adjective

: of, relating to, or used in trade

Legal Definition

trade

1 of 3 noun

: the business or work in which one engages regularly

: an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill

: the persons engaged in an occupation

: the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities

: an act or instance of trading

also : an exchange of property usually without use of money

trade

2 of 3 verb

traded; trading

intransitive verb

: to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods

: to give one thing in exchange for another

: to engage in selling

transitive verb

: to give in exchange for another commodity

also : to make an exchange of

: to engage in frequent buying and selling of (as stocks or commodities) usually in search of quick profits

tradable adjective

also tradeable

trader noun

trade

3 of 3 adjective

: of, relating to, or used in trade or in a particular trade or business

also trades : of, composed of, or representing the trades or labor unions

单词	trading
释义	trade 1 of 3 noun ˈtrād 1 a(1) : the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities : commerce (2) : business, market novelties for the tourist trade did a good trade in small appliances b obsolete : dealings between persons or groups 2 a : an act or instance of trading : transaction also : an exchange of property usually without use of money b : a firm's customers : clientele c : the group of firms engaged in a business or industry 3 a : an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill : craft b : the business or work in which one engages regularly : occupation c : the persons engaged in an occupation, business, or industry 4 : a customary course of action : practice thy sin's not accidental, but a trade—William Shakespeare 5 : trade wind —usually used in plural 6 : a publication intended for persons in the entertainment business —usually used in plural 7 a obsolete : a path traversed : way b archaic : a track or trail left by a person or animal : tread sense 4 trade 2 of 3 verb traded; trading intransitive verb 1 : to give one thing in exchange for another 2 a : to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods b : to make one's purchases : shop trades at his store 3 : sell sense 3 4 obsolete : to have dealings : negotiate transitive verb 1 a : to give in exchange for another commodity : barter also : to make an exchange of traded places b : to engage in frequent buying and selling of (stocks, commodities, etc.) usually in search of quick profits 2 archaic : to do business with tradable adjective or less commonly tradeable ˈtrā-də-bəl trade 3 of 3 adjective 1 : of, relating to, or used in trade 2 a : intended for or limited to persons in a business or industry a trade publication trade sales b : serving others in the same business rather than the ultimate user or consumer a trade printing house 3 or less commonly trades : of, composed of, or representing the trades or trade unions a trade committee 4 : having a larger softcover format than that of a mass-market paperback and usually sold only in bookstores trade paperbacks also : of or relating to the publishing of such books Phrases trade on : to take often unscrupulous advantage of : exploit traded on their influence … in securing special favors—T. C. Pease Synonyms Noun back-and-forth barter commutation dicker exchange quid pro quo swap trade-off truck Verb deal traffic See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the trade between the two countries Trade accounts for half of our gross national product. The Tigers made a few good trades this season and picked up some promising players. Verb If you don't like your seat, I'll trade with you. I traded seats with her halfway through the show. He was traded to the Yankees. They traded him to the Broncos. I traded my pen for a pencil and kept writing. Their firm specializes in trading bonds. She mostly trades in stocks. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Durant says Suns have pieces in place Kevin Durant's trade to Phoenix changed the NBA landscape. —Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023 Seventy-nine outside companies, trade organizations, politicians and nonprofits have submitted arguments in the case. —Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2023 But first, the Chicago Bears are navigating trade speculation around their No. 1 pick — and all things Arlington Heights. —Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023 The rally marks a sharp reversal from last year when value stocks, or those that trade at low multiples of their book value, or net worth, stood out in a down market. —Hardika Singh, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023 Credit: Lucasfilm/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Neeson) and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), are tasked with putting an end to an intergalactic trade war (blech) that threatens to destroy the Galactic Republic. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023 Countries accounting for more than 30% of global GDP maintained trade ties and refrained from condemning the invasion, enabling Russia to rebuild supply chains and fight off economic isolation. —Azure Gilman, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2023 French minister Fesneau told Reuters that Paris was negotiating with its non-EU trade partners to allow exports of vaccinated poultry while there were also bilateral talks at the EU level with countries outside the bloc. —Fox News, 17 Feb. 2023 The same is true for every high-profile signing, trade or draft pick. —Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023 Verb The Fortune Impact Initiative is sponsored by Everfi, a platform for workplace training, and is designed to be a forum where executives can trade knowledge and best practices in the rapidly evolving field of ESG. —Fortune, 16 Feb. 2023 The global electronic broker said only individuals with more than the equivalent of $1 million in assets and institutions with more than $5.1 million can trade bitcoin and ethereum on its platform alongside other kinds of assets. —Weilun Soon, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023 An unprotected 2029 first-round pick, the only first rounder the Bucks can trade, is a high-risk, high-reward asset for any team who acquires it. —Brian Sampson, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023 Multiple outlets have reported Detroit’s interest in receiving an unprotected first-round pick in exchange, and the Mavericks can trade one starting in 2025. —Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023 The Pistons owe one future first-round pick (to New York), but currently can only trade their 2029 first-round pick due to the pick protections on the outgoing pick. —Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2023 Amateur traders who gather on social media can’t trade sophisticated products like credit-default swaps — products that protect against companies’ reneging on their debts. —Joe Rennison, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022 The Hong Kong listing also makes Tencent Music’s shares more easily accessible to mainland Chinese investors, most of whom cannot trade the U.S. securities markets. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Sep. 2022 Phoenix matched the offer sheet to keep Ayton and can’t trade him to Indiana. —Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022 Adjective In Lordstown, Ohio, for example — ground zero for White, working-class and anti-trade voters — Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturing goliath, intends to produce thousands of Fisker PEAR electric vehicles per year, alongside other EV products. —Paul Sracic, CNN, 12 Jan. 2023 And there is now a remarkable bipartisan consensus about confronting China on the economy, even if this involves violating some of the pre-trade principles that the United States promulgated for sixty years after the Second World War. —John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2023 In his final game against his pre-trade Rockets squad this season, Wood added 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and a season-high five blocks while shooting 8 of 14 from the floor. —Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2023 In a post-trade session with reporters, general manager Don Sweeney noted his encouragement over prospects Cole Spicer (Minnesota-Duluth) and Matthew Poitras (OHL Guelph). —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2022 The company has already introduced pre-trade verifications, which can help users avoid phishing, along with a verification system for vetted cryptocurrencies. —Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2022 Ryan, who has long staked out a spot in the anti-trade wing of the Democratic Party, appeals to blue-collar workers by supporting a blend of tariffs and industrial policy. —David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2022 To give way on those would be to risk aggravating anti-trade sentiment in the U.S. —Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022 No-nonsense manager Bob Melvin’s bottom line: ‘Play better’ Sitting unread in the email in-box Saturday morning was, at this head-scratching point, a seemingly reasonable thought about how to deal with the Padres’ post-trade deadline morass. —Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Middle Low German; akin to Old High German trata track, course, Old English tredan to tread First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7b Verb 1553, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 4 Adjective 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing trade balance of trade board of trade by trade cap-and-trade cross-trade carriage trade fair trade do a roaring business/trade ply for hire/business/trade horse trade free trade ply one's trade stock-in-trade slave trade tools of the/one's trade the rag trade trade book trade discount trade deficit trade dollar trade edition trade down trade fair trade gap trade-last trade name trade-off trade places with (someone) trade secret trade school trade up trade surplus trade show trade union fair-trade agreement trade language trade acceptance trade wind trick of the/one's trade trade agreement rough trade trade insults trade route trade in trade on See More balance of trade board of trade by trade cap-and-trade cross-trade carriage trade fair trade do a roaring business/trade ply for hire/business/trade horse trade free trade ply one's trade stock-in-trade slave trade tools of the/one's trade the rag trade trade book trade discount trade deficit trade dollar trade edition trade down trade fair trade gap trade-last trade name trade-off trade places with (someone) trade secret trade school trade up trade surplus trade show trade union fair-trade agreement trade language trade acceptance trade wind trick of the/one's trade trade agreement rough trade trade insults trade route trade in trade on See More Kids Definition trade 1 of 3 noun ˈtrād 1 : the business or work in which a person takes part regularly : occupation 2 : an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill 3 : the persons working in an occupation, business, or industry 4 : the business of buying and selling items : commerce 5 a : an act or instance of trading : transaction b : an exchange of property without use of money : swap 6 : a firm's customers 7 : trade wind —usually used in plural trade 2 of 3 verb traded; trading 1 a : to give in exchange for something else b : to make an exchange of traded places 2 a : to take part in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods b : to deal regularly as a customer trade 3 of 3 adjective : of, relating to, or used in trade Legal Definition trade 1 of 3 noun 1 a : the business or work in which one engages regularly b : an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill c : the persons engaged in an occupation 2 : the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities 3 : an act or instance of trading also : an exchange of property usually without use of money trade 2 of 3 verb traded; trading intransitive verb 1 : to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods 2 : to give one thing in exchange for another 3 : to engage in selling transitive verb 1 : to give in exchange for another commodity also : to make an exchange of 2 : to engage in frequent buying and selling of (as stocks or commodities) usually in search of quick profits tradable adjective also tradeable trader noun trade 3 of 3 adjective 1 : of, relating to, or used in trade or in a particular trade or business 2 also trades : of, composed of, or representing the trades or labor unions trading verb present participle of trade 1 as in dealing to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property the U.S. agreed to trade with China Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dealing trafficking selling negotiating smuggling bartering exchanging swapping transacting buying purchasing reselling bargaining marketing auctioning merchandising retailing investing peddling supplying day-trading distributing vending wholesaling merchandizing rebuying fair-trading horse-trading taking speculating fencing bootlegging monopolizing underselling cornering engrossing black-marketing picking up Antonyms & Near Antonyms boycotting blacking blackballing 2 as in exchanging to give up (something) and take something else in return I'll trade my chocolate chip cookie for your bag of chips Synonyms & Similar Words exchanging swapping changing substituting switching commuting shifting replacing superseding interchanging reciprocating displacing surrendering yielding ceding handing over
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trade

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