Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-
Proto-Germanic *tradō
Proto-West Germanic *trudo
Old Saxon tradader.
Middle Low German tradeder.
Middle English trade
English trade
From Middle English trade (“path, course of conduct”), introduced into English by Hanseatic merchants, from Middle Low German trade (“track, course”), from Old Saxon trada (“spoor, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *tradu, from Proto-Germanic *tradō (“track, way”), and cognate with Old English tredan (“to tread”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to tread, walk, step, run”).
Cognate with Dutch trade, tra (“path, trail, course, trade”), German Low German Traad (“track, wagon trail”), Luxembourgish Tratt (“step, pace”), Icelandic tröð (“a lane between fences, enclosure, pen”).
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of a product, produced for sale in the ordinary bulk retail trade and hence of only the most basic quality.
"It is monstrous - grotesque." "But what made him draw such an animal?" "Trade gin, I should think." 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-
Proto-Germanic *tradō
Proto-West Germanic *trudo
Old Saxon tradader.
Middle Low German tradeder.
Middle English trade
English trade
From Middle English trade (“path, course of conduct”), introduced into English by Hanseatic merchants, from Middle Low German trade (“track, course”), from Old Saxon trada (“spoor, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *tradu, from Proto-Germanic *tradō (“track, way”), and cognate with Old English tredan (“to tread”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to tread, walk, step, run”).
Cognate with Dutch trade, tra (“path, trail, course, trade”), German Low German Traad (“track, wagon trail”), Luxembourgish Tratt (“step, pace”), Icelandic tröð (“a lane between fences, enclosure, pen”).
Meanings
(uncountable) The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
(countable) A particular instance of buying or selling, or a series of related transactions executed as a single investment.
I did no trades with them once the rumors started.
(countable) An idea or strategy for an investment on a market.
"Sell America" is the latest trade on Wall Street.
(countable) An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
EXCHANGE — A trade or swap of no material profit to either side. 1989, Bruce Pandolfini, Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps, →ISBN, Glossary, page 225:
When Golden State matched the Knicks' offer sheet, the Warriors and Knicks worked out a trade that sent King to New York for Richardson. 2009, Elliott Kalb, Mark Weinstein, The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All Time, →ISBN, page 60:
(countable) Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
The skilled trades were the first to organize modern labor unions.
(countable) Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.
It is not a retail showroom. It is only for the trade.
(countable) The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade 1969, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, “The Boxer”, Bridge over Troubled Water, Columbia Records
He learned his trade as an apprentice.
(countable, uncountable) An occupation in the secondary sector, as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one.
Subsequently some Scottish troops settled, took up trade as weavers, tailors, or mariners, and married Dutch women. 2007, Michael Lynch, The Oxford Companion to Scottish History, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228:
After failing his entrance exams, he decided to go into a trade.
Most veterans went into trade when the war ended.
Getting a job in your major is no breeze: Remember we made fun of those who took up a trade 2012, Liberty Carrington, Wide Eyes Closed, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 92:
(UK, uncountable) The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
Trade has been down in this cold weather.
Even before noon there was considerable trade.
The gift shop relies on passing trade from tourists.
(countable, in-plural, uncountable) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
Calms and variable winds, are also experienced during every month of the year, in the space between the trades;[…] the vicinity of the north-east trade seems most liable to them. 1826 [1816], James Horsburgh, India Directory, Or Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil and the Interjacent Ports, page 28:
They rode the trades going west.
(as plural, countable, uncountable) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades.
(slang, uncountable) A masculine man available for casual sex with men, often for pay. (Compare rough trade.)
Not you tryna impress plumber trade.
In a homosexual of this kind—corresponding to the test of eccentric behavior in the drawing-room—one usually finds a preference for "trade," i.e., sexually normal males, because, if another homosexual yields to him, he is only one of a class, but if he can believe that an exception is being made in his case, it seems a proof that he is being accepted for himself alone. 1950, W. H. Auden, “A Playboy of the Western World: St. Oscar, The Homintern Martyr”, in Partisan Review, pages 391–2:
Josh picked up some trade last night.
(obsolete, uncountable) Instruments of any occupation.
His House and household Gods! his trade of War, / His Bow and Quiver; and his trusty Cur. 1697, John Dryden, “The Third Book of the Georgics”, in The works of Virgil containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Aeneis, page 112:
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Short for trade paperback
(countable, uncountable) Refuse or rubbish from a mine.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A track or trail; a way; a path; passage.
A postern with a blind wicket there was, / A common trade to pass through Priam's house 1557, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, The Second Book of Virgil's Æneid:
Or, I'll be buried in the king's highway, / Some way of common trade, where subjects' feet / May hourly trample on their sovereign's head. c. 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II, act III, scene iii:
As Shepheardes curre, that in darke eveninges shade / Hath tracted forth some salvage beastes trade 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Book II:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A course; a custom; a practice; an occupation.
The Jewes, emong whom alone and no moe, God hitherto semed for to reigne, by reason of their knowledge of the law, and of the autoritee of being in the right trade of religion. 1545, Nicholas Udall, Paraphrase on Luke, translation of original by Desiderius Erasmus:
Thy sin's not accidental but a trade. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
Long did I love this lady, / Long was my travel, long my trade to win her. 1655, Philip Massinger, John Fletcher, A Very Woman:
There those five sisters had continual trade / And used to bathe themselves in that deceitful shade. 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Book II:
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· by trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade dispute (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · needle trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade journal (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade stimulator (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · tradesfolk (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · book trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · Jill-of-all-trades (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · wash trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade dress (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade newspaper (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · tradework (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · tools of the trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · have truck and trade with (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade book (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade test (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · freedom of trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade deficit (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade-off (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · jill-of-all-trades (Terms 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from trade (noun)n) · trade balance (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade bazooka (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · noxious trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · needletrade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · pretrade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · turtle trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · cross-trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade press (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · TACO trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · world trade center (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · high probability trade (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade loading (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · tradeful (Terms derived from trade (noun)n) · trade card (Terms derived from trade (noun)n)
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selling) · gl trato (instance of buying or selling) · de Geschäft (instance of buying or selling) · ko 교환 (instance of bartering) · hu szakmabeli (those engaged in an industry) · hi पणन (instance of buying or selling) · sah эргиэн (buying and selling) · fi työkalut (instruments of any occupation) · vi sự buôn bán (buying and selling) · ja 商業 (buying and selling) · hi वाणिज्य (buying and selling) · sh ра̑змјена (instance of buying or selling) · sw biashara (buying and selling) · ml വ്യാപാരം (buying and selling) · be прафе́сія (skilled practice of an occupation) · gl trato (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · uk профе́сія (skilled practice of an occupation) · es comercio (buying and selling) · hu mesterember (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · fi ammattijulkaisu (publication intended for participants in an industry) · pl transakcja (instance of buying or selling) · it commercio (buying and selling) · gl troco (instance of bartering) · fi tie (track or trail; way; path; passage) · el εμπόριο (buying and selling) · es compraventa (buying and selling) · be фах (skilled practice of an occupation) · sh trgòvina (buying and selling) · ko 교역 (buying and selling) · hu üzletelés (instance of buying or selling) · hu numera (slang: brief sexual encounter) · enm chaffare (instance of buying or selling) · tr değiş tokuş (instance of bartering) · kn ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ (buying and selling) · nb fag (skilled practice of an occupation) · yi האַנדל (buying and selling) · as বেহা (buying and selling) · be камэ́рцыя (buying and selling) · fi vaihtokauppa (instance of bartering) · izh kauppa (buying and selling) · fr négoce (instance of bartering) · ru сде́лка (instance of buying or selling) · mnc ᠮᠠᡳᠮᠠᠨ (buying and selling) · km ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម (buying and selling) · mn худалдаа (buying and selling) · es oficio (skilled practice of an occupation) · th ธุรกิจ (buying and selling) · hu üzlet (business given by customers) · af handel (instance of buying or selling) · lo ທຸລະກິດ (buying and selling) · prs سَودَا (buying and selling) · nb handel (buying and selling) · hu szakma (skilled practice of an occupation) · ru торго́вля (buying and selling) · ota عوض (instance of bartering) · ja 貿易 (buying and selling) · lo ການຄ້າ (buying and selling) · sh и̏змјена (instance of buying or selling) · fi ammattilaiset (those engaged in an industry) · fi kauppa (buying and selling) · sv handel (buying and selling) · sh ра̑змена (instance of buying or selling) · az ticarət (buying and selling) · sq tregti (buying and selling) · ur سَودا (buying and selling) · gl trato (buying and selling) · ar تِجَارَة (buying and selling) · tl baliwasan (buying and selling) · mi mahi-ā-rehe (skilled practice of an occupation) · fr commerce (buying and selling) · es transa (instance of bartering) · pt freguesia (business given by customers) · fi suunta (course; custom; practice; occupation) · sh ȉzmjena (instance of buying or selling) · is skipti (instance of bartering) · fr presse spécialisée (publication intended for participants in an industry) · hu csere (instance of bartering) · sh трго̀вина (business given by customers) · sv hantverk (skilled practice of an occupation) · cmn 商業 /商业 (business given by customers) · bn বাণিজ্য (buying and selling) · de Kommerz (buying and selling) · de Handwerk (skilled practice of an occupation) · tr takas (instance of bartering) · sv byteshandel (buying and selling) · ja 商売 (instance of buying or selling) · km ពាណិជ្ជ (buying and selling) · fi ammattikunta (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · fi kaupankäynti (buying and selling) · bni mombongo (buying and selling) · fi pasaatituuli (steady winds above and below equator) · sh zànāt (skilled practice of an occupation) · ja 貿易風 (steady winds above and below equator) · af ambag (skilled practice of an occupation) · hu üzletmenet (business given by customers) · sh трго̀вина (buying and selling) · cmn 貿易 /贸易 (business given by customers) · ko 상업 (buying and selling) · fi sivukivi (mining: refuse or rubbish from a mine) · so ganacsi (buying and selling) · tr bilirkişi (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · ha ciniki (buying and selling) · udm ӧнер (skilled practice of an occupation) · th พาณิชย์ (buying and selling) · ru торго́вля (business given by customers) · mk занает (skilled practice of an occupation) · he מִסְחָר (buying and selling) · bg заня́тие (skilled practice of an occupation) · gl negocio (instance of buying or selling) · fa-ira تِجارَت (buying and selling) · be га́ндаль (buying and selling) · fi reitti (course; custom; practice; occupation) · cmn 交易 (buying and selling) · lt komercija (buying and selling) · mk комерција (buying and selling) · om daldala (buying and selling) · lv tirdzniecība (buying and selling) · fr négoce (business given by customers) · nl commercie (buying and selling) · ko 거래 (buying and selling) · hu iparos (those engaged in an industry) · be заня́цьце (skilled practice of an occupation) · af ruil (buying and selling) · tl kalakalan (buying and selling) · ja 交易 (buying and selling) · hak 貿易 /贸易 (buying and selling) · hu szakember (those engaged in an industry) · bg търго́вия (buying and selling) · sl trgovina (buying and selling) · pdt Schacha (instance of bartering) · gl mestría (skilled practice of an occupation) · hu szakember (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · hi व्यापार (buying and selling) · vi thương mại (buying and selling) · hi पणन (buying and selling) · gl oficio (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · uk фах (skilled practice of an occupation) · ln mombongo (buying and selling) · lv tirgošanās (buying and selling) · tr alışveriş (instance of buying or selling) · kk коммерция (buying and selling) · cs obchod (instance of buying or selling) · ru профе́ссия (skilled practice of an occupation) · km វណិជ្ជា (buying and selling) · lv kaulēšanās (instance of bartering) · af handel (buying and selling) · tr alım satım (instance of buying or selling) · sv yrke (skilled practice of an occupation) · de Passatwind (steady winds above and below equator) · fr magasin (instance of buying or selling) · de Handel (instance of bartering) · my ဝါဏိဇ္ဇ (buying and selling) · sv yrkesman (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · am ንግድ (buying and selling) · da handel (instance of buying or selling) · sw biashara (instance of buying or selling) · sv fackman (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · nl gilde (skilled practice of an occupation) · is verslun (buying and selling) · cs obchod (buying and selling) · uz savdo (buying and selling) · nn handel (buying and selling) · ro comerț (buying and selling) · ar تِجَارَة (business given by customers) · uk торгі́вля (buying and selling) · fi ammattityö (occupation in the secondary sector) · gl negocio (instance of bartering) · gv cochionneeaght (business given by customers) · fr ouvriers (those engaged in an industry) · bg търго́вия (business given by customers) · sa वाणिज्य (buying and selling) · as বেহাবেপাৰ (buying and selling) · fi kauppa (business given by customers) · bo རྗེ (buying and selling) · hu szaklap (publication intended for participants in an industry) · mt kummerċ (buying and selling) · tl baliwasan (instance of buying or selling) · ms perdagangan (buying and selling) · ky соода (buying and selling) · pt negócio (instance of buying or selling) · oc comèrci (buying and selling) · zdj ɓiashara (buying and selling) · bg сде́лка (instance of buying or selling) · ota صنعت (skilled practice of an occupation) · pl fach (skilled practice of an occupation) · pl handel (buying and selling) · fi ammatti (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · enm chaffare (buying and selling) · nan-hbl 貿易 /贸易 (buying and selling) · pt ofício (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · be заня́так (skilled practice of an occupation) · tr zanaat (skilled practice of an occupation) · rsk тарґованє (buying and selling) · da handel (buying and selling) · fi myynti (business given by customers) · hy առևտուր (buying and selling) · it mestiere (skilled practice of an occupation) · eo negoco (instance of buying or selling) · tr tecim (buying and selling) · cs řemeslo (skilled practice of an occupation) · ha kasuwanci (buying and selling) · cs pasát (steady winds above and below equator) · is viðskipti (buying and selling) · hi व्यवसाय (instance of buying or selling) · de Handel (buying and selling) · sah атыы (buying and selling) · pi vaṇijjā (buying and selling) · de Tausch (instance of bartering) · gl comercio (buying and selling) · hu szakma (those engaged in an industry) · uk заня́ття (skilled practice of an occupation) · ko 거래 (instance of buying or selling) · es trueque (instance of buying or selling) · fi ammatti (skilled practice of an occupation) · nb håndverk (skilled practice of an occupation) · hu kereskedés (instance of buying or selling) · ru пасса́т (steady winds above and below equator) · tt сәүдә (buying and selling) · he סַחַר (buying and selling) · hi व्यवसाय (buying and selling) · hu passzátszél (steady winds above and below equator) · za mouyiz (buying and selling) · ang ġemangian (buying and selling) · ce йохкар эцар (buying and selling) · hu passzát (steady winds above and below equator) · fa-ira سُودا (buying and selling) · tr satmanlık (buying and selling) · fi pasaati (steady winds above and below equator) · lv komercija (buying and selling) · te వర్తకము (buying and selling) · tr marifet (skilled practice of an occupation) · nb handel (instance of buying or selling) · bg профе́сия (skilled practice of an occupation) · bg паса́т (steady winds above and below equator) · et kaubandus (buying and selling) · ps سودا (buying and selling) · ja 貿易 (business given by customers) · fi ammattilehti (publication intended for participants in an industry) · ko 기술 (skilled practice of an occupation) · pl profesja (skilled practice of an occupation) · nv naʼiiniʼ (buying and selling) · sh за̀на̄т (skilled practice of an occupation) · ug سودا (buying and selling) · cjs садығ (buying and selling) · uz tijorat (buying and selling) · ka ვაჭრობა (buying and selling) · mk струка (skilled practice of an occupation) · eo vojo (track or trail; way; path; passage) · bn সওদা (buying and selling) · ja 商う (buying and selling) · my အရောင်းအဝယ် (buying and selling) · bg размя́на (instance of bartering) · as বেপাৰ (buying and selling) · fi poka (slang: brief sexual encounter) · de Handel (instance of buying or selling) · izh kauppa (instance of buying or selling) · de Passat (steady winds above and below equator) · ru обме́н (instance of bartering) · pt comércio (buying and selling) · ba һөнәр (skilled practice of an occupation) · th การค้า (buying and selling) · be прафэ́сія (skilled practice of an occupation) · sh rȃzmjena (instance of buying or selling) · pl zawód (skilled practice of an occupation) · pt ofício (skilled practice of an occupation) · mn наймаа (buying and selling) · sh trgòvina (business given by customers) · ru комме́рция (buying and selling) · eo kutimo (course; custom; practice; occupation) · wuu 貿易 /贸易 (buying and selling) · lt prekyba (buying and selling) · bn তেজারত (buying and selling) · az alver (buying and selling) · fi ammattitaito (skilled practice of an occupation) · fr techniciens (those engaged in an industry) · ce махлелор (buying and selling) · pt troca (instance of bartering) · hu mesterség (skilled practice of an occupation) · gl oficio (skilled practice of an occupation) · ko 무역 (buying and selling) · ur تِجارَت (buying and selling) · tk söwda (buying and selling) · nl handel (buying and selling) · ro meserie (skilled practice of an occupation) · mr वाणिज्य (buying and selling) · be каме́рцыя (buying and selling) · es gremio (skilled practice of an occupation) · da byttehandel (instance of buying or selling) · fi tapa (course; custom; practice; occupation) · hy արհեստ (skilled practice of an occupation) · is kaup (instance of buying or selling) · txb karyor (buying and selling) · tr ticaret (buying and selling) · ru заня́тие (skilled practice of an occupation) · cmn 貿易 /贸易 (instance of buying or selling) · es trocamiento (buying and selling) · ga tráchtáil (buying and selling) · hu forgalom (business given by customers) · fi kauppa (instance of buying or selling) · my ကုန်သွယ်ရေး (buying and selling) · ky коммерция (buying and selling) · cdo 貿易 /贸易 (buying and selling) · is iðn (skilled practice of an occupation) · ug تىجارەت (buying and selling) · gu વ્યાપાર (buying and selling) · cs mistrovství (skilled practice of an occupation) · za gaicawx (buying and selling) · mk трговија (buying and selling) · fr affaires (business given by customers) · de Facharbeiter (those who perform a particular kind of skilled work) · tr ödeşim (instance of bartering) · ba сауҙа (buying and selling) · os базар (buying and selling) · sh и̏змена (instance of buying or selling) · eo komerco (buying and selling) · tr satkanlık (buying and selling) · yue 貿易 /贸易 (buying and selling) · te వాణిజ్యము (buying and selling) · prs تِجَارَت (buying and selling) · ca comerç (buying and selling) · kmr bazirganî (buying and selling) · be заня́цце (skilled practice of an occupation) · tg савдо (buying and selling) · ta வணிகம் (buying and selling) · kk сауда (buying and selling) · mk тргување (instance of buying or selling) · tr alım satım (buying and selling) · hu szakfolyóirat (publication intended for participants in an industry) · tg тиҷорат (buying and selling) · grc ἐμπορία (buying and selling) · kmr sewda (buying and selling) · be тарго́ўля (buying and selling) · sk obchod (buying and selling)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-
Proto-Germanic *tradō
Proto-West Germanic *trudo
Old Saxon tradader.
Middle Low German tradeder.
Middle English trade
English trade
From Middle English trade (“path, course of conduct”), introduced into English by Hanseatic merchants, from Middle Low German trade (“track, course”), from Old Saxon trada (“spoor, track”), from Proto-West Germanic *tradu, from Proto-Germanic *tradō (“track, way”), and cognate with Old English tredan (“to tread”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to tread, walk, step, run”).
Cognate with Dutch trade, tra (“path, trail, course, trade”), German Low German Traad (“track, wagon trail”), Luxembourgish Tratt (“step, pace”), Icelandic tröð (“a lane between fences, enclosure, pen”).
Meanings
(ambitransitive) To engage in trade.
He withdrew money to his bank account after several years of trading stocks on E-Trade.
This company trades (in) precious metal.
[…]a free port, where Nations warring with one another resorted with their Goods, and traded as in a neutral Country. 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures, page 248:
(copulative, intransitive) To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
The stock is trading rich relative to its sector.
ExxonMobil trades on the NYSE.
Apple is trading at $200.
(transitive, with for) To give (something) in exchange (for).
Will you trade your precious watch for my earring?
(transitive) To mutually exchange (something) (with).
Kalinin Bay is also in trouble, trading fire with Japanese destroyers and taking hits from both them and cruisers at the same time. Unlike the Gambier Bay, however, it does not appear that these ships have realized they need to switch to high explosive from armor-piercing, and, despite being riddled with shellfire, the ship stays afloat, despite this rather-unequal battering going on for another twenty to thirty minutes. 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 29:08 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:
The [Halo effect] strikes our combined fleets. All ships piloted by biologicals are now [adrift]. I can trade Mendicant ship for ship now and still prevail. 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Terminal Six (Legendary):
The rival schoolboys traded insults and punches.
(transitive, with-on) To use or exploit a particular aspect, such as a name, reputation, or image, to gain advantage or benefit.
Some musicians try to trade on their past success by playing the same hits over and over again.
(intransitive, transitive) To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return.
(ambitransitive) To do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
(intransitive) To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with).
Saucy and over bold, how did you dare / To trade and traffic with Macbeth c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
(transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.
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trade off (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · tradability (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · overtrade (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade paint (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · mistrade (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade punches (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · insider trading (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade up (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · untraded (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · cross-trade (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade places (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade down (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade blows (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · retrade (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · outtrade (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · tradable (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · nontraded (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade in (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade hands (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · exchange-traded fund (Terms derived from the verb "trade") · trade away (Terms derived from the verb "trade")
es comerciar (to engage in trade) · fi olla tekemisissä (to have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with)) · om daldaluu (to engage in trade) · es intercambiar (to give in exchange) · ko 교환하다 (to give in exchange) · ru испо́льзовать (to use or exploit a particular aspect) · ru эксплуати́ровать (to use or exploit a particular aspect) · fi vaihtaa (finance: to be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions) · es platear (to engage in trade) · tr takas etmek (to give in exchange) · nl handelen (to engage in trade) · es permutar (to give in exchange) · de handeln (to engage in trade) · es mercadear (to engage in trade) · is skipta (to give in exchange) · eo komerci (to engage in trade) · ota صاتمق (to engage in trade) · blt ꪁ꫁ꪱ (to engage in trade) · tr değiş tokuş etmek (to give in exchange) · id berdagang (to engage in trade) · haw kūʻai (to engage in trade) · ru торгова́ть (to use or exploit a particular aspect) · hu üzletel (to engage in trade) · he סָחַר (to engage in trade) · sv handla (to engage in trade) · eo interŝanĝi (to give in exchange) · bg търгувам (to engage in trade) · fr échanger (to give in exchange) · nl ruilen (to give in exchange) · fi olla listautunut (finance: to be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions) · it scambiare (to give in exchange) · ka ყიდის (to give in exchange) · it commerciare (to engage in trade) · pt trocar (to give in exchange) · kaw dagaṅ (to engage in trade) · hu elcserél (to give in exchange) · ka გადაცვლის (to give in exchange) · fr commercer (to engage in trade) · fi vaihtaa (gardening: to give someone a plant and receive a different one in return) · hu cserél (to give in exchange) · it trafficare (to engage in trade) · ko 바꾸다 (to give in exchange) · fi myydä (to do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood) · tr alıp satmak (to give in exchange) · sv byteshandla (to engage in trade) · chr ᎠᏓᏍᏕᏓᎵᏴᎡᎭ (to engage in trade) · fi käydä kauppaa (to engage in trade) · it barattare (to give in exchange) · hu kereskedik (to engage in trade) · ca intercanviar (to give in exchange) · ca comerciar (to engage in trade) · ang ġemangian (to engage in trade) · bg разменям (to give in exchange) · got 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐍉𐌽 (to engage in trade) · fi vaihtaa (to give in exchange) · es trocar (to give in exchange)