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Trades

/tɹeɪdz/

Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.

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📖 Definitions of "Trades"

noun

1
Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
2
A particular instance of buying or selling.
"I did no trades with them once the rumors started."
3
An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
4
Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
"The skilled trades were the first to organize modern labor unions."

verb

1
To engage in trade.
"This company trades (in) precious metal."
2
To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
"Apple is trading at $200."
3
To give (something) in exchange for.
"Will you trade your precious watch for my earring?"
4
To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return.

noun

1
Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
"They rode the trades going west."
2
A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
"Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trades"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sellnoun	An act of selling; sale.
merchandisenoun	(uncountable) Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
barternoun	An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
trade inverb	To give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.
swapnoun	An exchange of two comparable things.
quid pro quonoun	Something which is offered or asked for in exchange for something else.
swopnoun	A fusion of swing and hip-hop dance styles.
dealnoun	(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
patronagenoun	The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
commercialnoun	An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.
craftnoun	(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .
switchnoun	A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
trade windnoun	A steady wind that blows from east to west above and below the equator.
business dealnoun	Synonym of deal (“A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction”).
corpsnoun	An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
bodynoun	Physical frame.
jobnoun	A task.
occupationnoun	An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
occupational	Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
careernoun	One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.