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trade
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- pronunciation:
- treId
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of exchanging or buying and selling goods.
It was a good trade to get a new car for my old one plus a thousand dollars.- synonyms:
- commerce
- similar words:
- business, exchange, traffic, transaction
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| definition 2: |
a job that involves a particular skill.
He is a mason by trade.- synonyms:
- craft, skill
- similar words:
- handicraft
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| related words: |
barter, career, occupation |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
trades, trading, traded |
| definition 1: |
to exchange.
They traded baseball cards.- synonyms:
- exchange, swap
- similar words:
- barter, switch
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| definition 2: |
to buy and sell.
She trades shares in the stock market.- synonyms:
- deal in
- similar words:
- buy, exchange, hawk, offer, peddle, sell, vend
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| related words: |
exchange, give, market, return |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to buy and sell goods, or to barter goods (often fol. by "with").
The United States trades a great deal with Mexico.After years of tension between the two nations, they have finally begun to trade again.The two explorers brought goods with them to trade with the indigenous people. |
| definition 2: |
to make an exchange of one thing for another.
If you don't like your seat, maybe you could trade with somebody.- similar words:
- barter
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| definition 3: |
to carry out a business of selling; deal (usu. fol. by "in").
He trades in used furniture and makes a good living at it.- synonyms:
- deal, traffic
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| related words: |
market, sell, speculate |
| derivations: |
tradable (tradeable) (adj.), tradeless (adj.) |
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