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1. n. Buying and selling of goods and services on a market. | |
2. n. A particular instance of buying or selling. | |
I did no trades with them once the rumors started. | |
3. n. An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another. | |
4. n. Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work. | |
The skilled trades were the first to organize modern labor unions. | |
5. n. Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries. | |
It is not a retail showroom. It is only for the trade. | |
6. n. The skilled practice of a practical occupation. | |
He learned his trade as an apprentice. | |
7. n. (or un) An occupation in the secondary sector; as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one. | |
After failing his entrance exams, he decided to go into a trade. | |
Most veterans went into trade when the war ended. | |
8. n. (UK) The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers. | |
Even before noon there was considerable trade. | |
9. n. (mostly, in the plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator. | |
They rode the trades going west. | |
10. n. (only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries. | |
Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades. | |
11. n. (LGBT, slang) A brief sexual encounter. | |
Josh picked up some trade last night. | |
12. n. (obsolete) Instruments of any occupation. | |
13. n. (mining) Refuse or rubbish from a mine. | |
14. n. (obsolete) A track or trail; a way; a path; passage. | |
15. n. (obsolete) Course; custom; practice; occupation. | |
16. v. (intransitive) To engage in trade | |
This company trades in precious metal. | |
17. v. (intransitive) To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions. | |
18. v. To give (something) in exchange for. | |
Will you trade your precious watch for my earring? | |
19. v. (gardening, transitive, or intransitive) To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return. | |
20. v. (intransitive, or transitive) To do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood. | |
21. v. (intransitive) To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with). | |