Meaning
The buying and selling of goods, especially between countries.
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Word origin
From Middle Low German trade, meaning a track or a course; the buying and selling sense grew up later in English.
- Origin
- Middle Low German
- Root
- trade
- English cognates
- tread
Grammar
Examples
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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.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 7: trade, female, milk and 7 more words.