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Definition trade in American English

trade verb

verb
/treɪd/
1

to buy or sell goods or services

Example

Stan trades in fossils from many countries.

Example

We need to trade with Eastern Europe more.

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1.1

to operate as a business

Example

The two businesses will continue to trade under their original name.

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1.2

to buy or sell stocks

Example

Lucent stock was heavily traded today.

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2

to exchange something that you have for something else

Example

Tony traded his computer for a bike.

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2.1

to exchange a sports player from one team for a player from another team

Example

He was traded to Kansas City in 1993.

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Definition trade in American English