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English noun: trade | |||
| 1. | trade (act) the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services | ||
| Samples | Venice was an important center of trade with the East. They are accused of conspiring to constrain trade. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fair trade, fair trade, free trade | ||
| Domain category members | protect | ||
| 2. | trade (act) the skilled practice of a practical occupation | ||
| Samples | He learned his trade as an apprentice. | ||
| Synonyms | craft | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | airplane mechanics, auto mechanics, basketry, carpentry, cobbling, drafting, dressmaking, electrical work, handicraft, house painting, interior decoration, interior design, lumbering, masonry, mechanical drawing, mintage, oculism, painting, papermaking, pilotage, piloting, plumbery, plumbing, pottery, pyrotechnics, pyrotechny, roofing, sheet-metal work, shingling, shoe repairing, shoemaking, tailoring, tanning, tool-and-die work, typography, undertaking, upholstery, wine making, winemaking, woodwork, woodworking | ||
| 3. | trade (act) the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers | ||
| Samples | Even before noon there was a considerable patronage. | ||
| Synonyms | patronage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | business | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | custom | ||
| 4. | trade (act) a particular instance of buying or selling | ||
| Samples | It was a package deal. I had no further trade with him. He's a master of the business deal. | ||
| Synonyms | business deal, deal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dealing, dealings, transaction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arms deal, penny ante | ||
| 5. | trade (group) people who perform a particular kind of skilled work | ||
| Samples | He represented the craft of brewers. As they say in the trade. | ||
| Synonyms | craft | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | ||
| 6. | trade (phenomenon) steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator | ||
| Samples | They rode the trade winds going west. | ||
| Synonyms | trade wind | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prevailing wind | ||
| 7. | trade (act) an equal exchange | ||
| Samples | We had no money so we had to live by barter. | ||
| Synonyms | barter, swap, swop | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exchange, interchange | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | horse trade, horse trading | ||
English verb: trade | |||
| 1. | trade (possession) engage in the trade of | ||
| Samples | He is merchandising telephone sets. | ||
| Synonyms | merchandise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arbitrage, black market, export, import, market, run, traffic, traffic | ||
| Entail | buy, purchase, sell | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 2. | trade (possession) turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase | ||
| Samples | Trade in an old car for a new one. | ||
| Synonyms | trade in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change, exchange, interchange | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barter away | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 3. | trade (stative) be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions | ||
| Samples | The stock traded around $20 a share. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | close | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| 4. | trade (possession) exchange or give (something) in exchange for | ||
| Examples | They trade the tourists their cars | ||
| Synonyms | swap, switch, swop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change, exchange, interchange | ||
| 5. | trade (possession) do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood | ||
| Samples | She deals in gold. The brothers sell shoes. | ||
| Synonyms | deal, sell | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black marketeer, deal, hawk, huckster, market, monger, peddle, pitch, push, pyramid, vend | ||
| Verb group | deal, sell | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
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