trade
adj : relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce; "a
trade fair"; "trade journals"; "trade goods" [syn: {trade(a)}]
n 1: 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"
2: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he
represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the
trade" [syn: {craft}]
3: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we hd to live by
barter" [syn: {barter}, {swap}, {swop}, {quid pro quo}]
4: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned
his trade as an apprentice" [syn: {craft}]
5: 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" [syn: {deal}, {business deal}]
6: the business given to a commercial establishment by its
customers: "even before noon there was a considerable
patronage" [syn: {patronage}]
7: steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the
equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" [syn: {trade
wind}]
v 1: engage in the trade of [syn: {merchandise}]
2: turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in
an old car for a new one" [syn: {trade in}]
3: be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions:
"The stock traded around $20 a share"
4: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {swap}, {swop},
{switch}]
5: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She
deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: {deal}, {sell}]