trade in English: The buying and selling of goods, especially between countries. (noun)

Translation

The buying and selling of goods, especially between countries.

Word origin

From Middle Low German trade, meaning a track or a course; the buying and selling sense grew up later in English.

Gender

Pluraltrades

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"Trade" is the buying and selling of things.

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You can say the trade "in" something to name the goods.

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"Trade" is also a verb: to give one thing and get another.

buy

To get something by paying money for it.

sell

To give something to someone in return for money.

business

The work of buying and selling things to make money, or a company that does this.

market

A place where people buy and sell things, often outdoors.

shop

A place where you go to buy things.

exchange

To give something to someone and get something else back from them.

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