trade

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Synonyms: trace, tirade, grade, trad, trave, trode, rade, tride, teade, tradie, tradr

Antonyms: trace, tirade, grade, trad, trave, trode, rade, tride, teade, tradie, tradr

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[buying]] and [[selling]] of [[goods]] and [[services]] on a [[market]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A particular instance of [[buy]]ing or [[sell]]ing, or a series of related transactions executed as a single investment.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} An idea or strategy for an investment on a market.
4. {{lb|en|countable}} An instance of [[barter]]ing items in [[exchange]] for one another.
5. {{lb|en|countable}} Those who [[perform]] a particular kind of [[skilled]] work.
6. {{lb|en|countable}} Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.
7. {{senseid|en|skilled practice of a practical occupation}} {{lb|en|countable}} The skilled practice of a practical [[occupation]].
8. {{lb|en|countable|or|uncountable}} An [[occupation]] in the [[secondary sector]], as opposed to an [[agricultural]], [[professional]] or [[military]] one.
9. {{lb|en|uncountable|UK}} The [[business]] given to a [[commercial]] [[establishment]] by its customers.
10. {{lb|en|mostly|in the plural}} [[steady|Steady]] [[wind]]s blowing from east to west above and below the [[equator]].
11. {{lb|en|only as plural}} A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
12. {{lb|en|uncountable|gay slang}} A [[masculine]] man available for [[casual sex]] with men, often for pay. {{non-gloss|(Compare ''[[rough trade]]''.)}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[engage]] in [[#Noun|trade]]. {{+obj|en|&transitive/:in<something> + :with<somebody>}}
2. {{lb|en|finance|intransitive|copulative}} To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|with '''for'''}} To give (something) in [[exchange]] (for).
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[mutually]] [[exchange]] (something) (with).
5. {{lb|en|transitive|with '''on'''}} To use or exploit a particular aspect, such as a name, reputation, or image, to gain advantage or benefit.
6. {{lb|en|gardening|transitive|or|intransitive}} To [[give]] someone a [[plant]] and [[receive]] a [[different]] one in [[return]].
7. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To do business; offer for sale as for one's [[livelihood]].
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with).
9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[recommend]] and get [[recommendation]]s.

Adjective

1. Of a [[product]], produced for [[sale]] in the ordinary [[bulk]] [[retail]] trade and hence of only the most [[basic]] [[quality]].

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