trade

noun

UK /treɪd/

Word Forms

singular	trade
plural	trades

1
uncountable businessthe activities of buying and selling goods or services
The two leaders signed agreements on trade and sporting links.
trade in:
Global trade in manufactured goods has increased dramatically.
trade with:
Spain wants to develop its trade with the Philippines.
Synonyms and related words
General words for the activity of buying and selling
barter
beat someone to market
bring/take etc something to market
1. 1a
  singular the amount of goods or services that a business buys and sells
  a roaring trade (=a very good trade):
  Butchers are doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages these days.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for the activity of buying and selling
  barter
  beat someone to market
  bring/take etc something to market
2. 1b
  countable the activity of buying and selling shares in companies
  Synonyms and related words
  Stocks and shares and the stock exchange
  bear
  bearish
  bear market
3. 1c
  only before nounrelating to the activities of buying and selling goods or services
  a trade accord/agreement/dispute
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for the activity of buying and selling
  barter
  beat someone to market
  bring/take etc something to market
2
countable a particular area of business or industry
the book/drug/jewellery trade
Synonyms and related words
General types of business or company
account
acquisition
affiliate
Synonyms and related words
Economy and economics
agronomics
austerity
boom
1. 2a
  singular/uncountable the people or companies who work in a particular business or industry
  The trade could do more to help its workers.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for business people and managers
  account executive
  administrator
  agent
  Synonyms and related words
  General types of business or company
  account
  acquisition
  affiliate
2. 2b
  countable a job or type of work that someone is trained to do
  He learned his trade in the 1960s.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words relating to jobs and work
  a good/smart/clever career move
  appointment
  background
3
countable mainly Americanthe exchange of one thing for another, usually of the same value
Synonyms and related words
To exchange and exchanging
exchange
pass on
trade in

phrases

passing trade

trade

noun

US /treɪd/

Word Forms

singular	trade
plural	trades

1
uncountable businessthe activities of buying and selling goods or services
The two leaders signed agreements on trade and cultural links.
trade in:
Global trade in manufactured goods has increased dramatically.
trade with:
Spain wants to develop its trade with the Philippines.
Synonyms and related words
General words for the activity of buying and selling
barter
beat someone to market
bring/take, etc. something to market
1. 1a
  singular the amount of goods or services that a business buys and sells
  a roaring trade (=a very good trade):
  Butchers are doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages these days.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for the activity of buying and selling
  barter
  beat someone to market
  bring/take, etc. something to market
2. 1b
  countable the activity of buying and selling stocks
  Synonyms and related words
  Stocks and shares and the stock exchange
  bear
  bearish
  bear market
3. 1c
  only before nounrelating to the activities of buying and selling goods or services
  a trade accord/agreement/dispute
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for the activity of buying and selling
  barter
  beat someone to market
  bring/take, etc. something to market
2
countable the exchange of one thing for another, usually of the same value
Synonyms and related words
To exchange and exchanging
exchange
pass on
trade in
1. 2a
  Americanthe exchange of a sports player from one team for one player from another team
  an NFL trade
  Synonyms and related words
  Sports management and team selection
  bench
  be relegated
  call up
3
countable a particular area of business or industry
the book/drug/jewelry trade
Synonyms and related words
General types of business or company
account
acquisition
affiliate
Synonyms and related words
Economy and economics
agronomics
austerity
boom
1. 3a
  singular/uncountable the people or companies who work in a particular business or industry
  We are wholesale dealers and we only sell to the trade.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for business people and managers
  account executive
  administrator
  agent
  Synonyms and related words
  General types of business or company
  account
  acquisition
  affiliate
2. 3b
  countable a job or type of work that someone is trained to do
  He learned his trade in the 1960s.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words relating to jobs and work
  a good/smart/clever career move
  appointment
  background

trade

verb

UK /treɪd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	trade
he/she/it	trades
present participle	trading
past tense	traded
past participle	traded

1
intransitive businessto buy or sell goods or services
trade in:
Stan trades in fossils from many countries.
trade with:
We need to trade with Eastern Europe more.
Synonyms and related words
To buy and sell things
deal in
trade
barter
1. 1a
  intransitive to operate as a business
  The two businesses will continue to trade under their original name.
  Synonyms and related words
  To do business and relating to doing business
  account
  after hours
  asset
2. 1b
  intransitive/transitive to buy or sell shares in companies
  Lucent stock was heavily traded today.
  Synonyms and related words
  To buy and sell things
  deal in
  trade
  barter
2
transitive to exchange something that you have for something else
trade something for something:
They traded freedom for security.
Synonyms and related words
To replace, or to be replaced
replace
change
renew

phrases

trade blows/insults

trade places

phrasal verbs

trade down

trade in

trade off

trade on

trade up

trade

verb

US /treɪd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	trade
he/she/it	trades
present participle	trading
past tense	traded
past participle	traded

1
intransitive businessto buy or sell goods or services
trade in:
Stan trades in fossils from many countries.
trade with:
We need to trade with Eastern Europe more.
Synonyms and related words
To buy and sell things
deal in
trade
barter
1. 1a
  intransitive to operate as a business
  The two businesses will continue to trade under their original name.
  Synonyms and related words
  To do business and relating to doing business
  account
  after hours
  asset
2. 1b
  intransitive/transitive to buy or sell stocks
  Lucent stock was heavily traded today.
  Synonyms and related words
  To buy and sell things
  deal in
  trade
  barter
2
transitive to exchange something that you have for something else
trade something for something:
Tony traded his computer for a bike.
Synonyms and related words
To replace, or to be replaced
replace
change
renew
1. 2a
  Americanto exchange a sports player from one team for a player from another team
  He was traded to Kansas City in 1993.
  Synonyms and related words
  Sports management and team selection
  bench
  be relegated
  call up

phrases

trade blows/insults

trade places

phrasal verbs

trade down

trade in

trade off

trade on

trade up

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