trade

Noun

• an equal exchange
  • we had no money so we had to live by barter
    

• steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
  • they rode the trade winds going west
    

• people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
  • he represented the craft of brewers
    
  • as they say in the trade
    

• a particular instance of buying or selling
  • it was a package deal
    
  • I had no further trade with him
    
  • he's a master of the business deal
    

• the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
  • even before noon there was a considerable patronage
    

• the skilled practice of a practical occupation
  • he learned his trade as an apprentice
    

• the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
  • Venice was an important center of trade with the East
    
  • they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade
    

Verb

• do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
  • She deals in gold
    
  • The brothers sell shoes
    

• exchange or give (something) in exchange for

• be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions
  • The stock traded around $20 a share
    

• turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase
  • trade in an old car for a new one
    

• engage in the trade of
  • he is merchandising telephone sets
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  barter , swap , swop , trade wind , craft , deal , business deal , patronage , sell , switch , trade in , merchandise