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Definition trade in British English

trade noun

noun
/treɪd/
Example

The two leaders signed agreements on trade and sporting links.

Example

Global trade in manufactured goods has increased dramatically.

Example

Spain wants to develop its trade with the Philippines.

1.1

the amount of goods or services that a business buys and sells

Example

Butchers are doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages these days.

1.2

the activity of buying and selling shares in companies

Synonyms and related words
bear bearish bear market
Example

a trade accord/agreement/dispute

Example

the book/drug/jewellery trade

Synonyms and related words
account acquisition affiliate agronomics austerity boom
2.1

the people or companies who work in a particular business or industry

Example

The trade could do more to help its workers.

2.2

a job or type of work that someone is trained to do

Example

He learned his trade in the 1960s.

3

the exchange of one thing for another, usually of the same value

Synonyms and related words
exchange pass on trade in
Definition trade in British English

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balance of trade (noun) places (with someone) (phrase) do a roaring trade (in something) (phrase) fair trade (noun) free trade (noun) passing trade (phrase) ply your trade (phrase) restraint of trade (noun) slave trade (noun) stock-in-trade (noun) terms of trade (noun) the rag trade (noun) the tools of the trade (phrase) the Trade Descriptions Act () the tricks of the trade (phrase) the World Trade Organization () trade (noun) trade (verb) trade agreement (noun) trade association (noun) trade (phrase) trade deficit (noun) trade discount (noun) trade down (phrasal verb) trade fair (noun) trade gap (noun) trade in (phrasal verb) trade name (noun) trade off (phrasal verb) trade on (phrasal verb) trade places (phrase) trade secret (noun) trade show (noun) trade surplus (noun) trade union (noun) trade unionism (noun) trade unionist (noun) trade up (phrasal verb) trade wind (noun) trade-in (noun) trade-off (noun)