trade

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
  2. Noun.  (countable) A particular instance of buying or selling.
  3. Noun.  (countable) An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
  4. Noun.  (countable) Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
  5. Noun.  (countable) Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.
  6. Noun.  (countable) The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
  7. Noun.  (uncountable, UK) The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
  8. Noun.  (context, only as plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
  9. Noun.  (context, only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
  10. Noun.  (uncountable, LGBT) A brief sexual encounter.
  11. Verb.  To engage in trade.
  12. Verb.  To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
  13. Verb.  To give (something) in exchange for.
  14. Verb.  To do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.

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