Trade
| Noun | 1. | trade - 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. | trade - people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade" Synonyms: craft | |
| 3. |  trade - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" | |
| 4. | trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" Synonyms: craft | |
| 5. |  trade - 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"Synonyms: business deal, deal | |
| 6. | trade - the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" Synonyms: patronage | |
| 7. | trade - steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" Synonyms: trade wind | |
| Verb | 1. | trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" Synonyms: merchandise |
| 2. | trade - turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one" Synonyms: trade in | |
| 3. | trade - be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share" | |
| 4. | trade - exchange or give (something) in exchange for | |
| 5. | trade - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" | |
| Adj. | 1. | trade - relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce; "a trade fair"; "trade journals"; "trade goods" |
TRADE. In its most extensive signification this word includes all sorts of
dealings by way of Bale or exchange. In a more limited sense it signifies
the dealings in a particular business, as the India trade; by trade is also
understood the business of a particular mechanic, hence boys are said to be
put apprentices to learn a trade, as the trade of a carpenter, shoemaker,
and the like. Bac. Ab. Master and Servant, D 1. Trade differs from art.
(q.v.)
2. It is the policy of the law to encourage trade, and therefore all
contracts which restrain the exercise of a man's talents in trade are
detrimental to the commonwealth, and therefore void; though he may bind
himself not to exercise a trade in a particular place, for, in this last
case, as he may pursue it in another place, the commonwealth has the benefit
of it. 8 Mass. 223; 9 Mass. 522. Vide Ware R. 257, 260 Com. Dig. h.t.; Vin.
Ab. h.t.