trade


trade (http://definr.com/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]