trade
trade Lexical Profile
trade Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services between people, companies, or countries.
"International trade between the two nations has grown steadily over the past decade."
A skilled job or occupation, typically one requiring manual skills, specialized training, or an apprenticeship.
"He decided to attend a vocational school to learn the carpentry trade."
An act of exchanging one thing for another, such as a transaction of financial assets or the transfer of players between sports teams.
"The basketball team completed a major trade just hours before the league deadline."
• verb
To buy and sell goods, services, or financial assets at an individual, corporate, or international level.
"The firm trades extensively in agricultural commodities and precious metals."
To exchange or give one thing in return for another.
"The children happily traded their duplicate comic books during recess."
• adjective
Relating to, used in, or intended for a specific industry, commercial enterprise, or professional group rather than the general public.
"She subscribed to several trade journals to stay informed about new developments in software engineering."
• Rhymes for trade
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Middle Low German 'trade' (meaning 'track, course, or way of life'), related to the Germanic root of the English verb 'tread'. The sense evolved from following a regular path or course to a habitual occupation, and subsequently to the exchange of goods.