trade
The buying and selling of goods and services on a marketThe buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
» He is engaged in foreign trade.
Він зайнятий у сфері міжнародної торгівлі.
Meaning
16 senses(uncountable)The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
Handel, Kommerz
торго́вляtorgóvlja, комме́рцияkommércija
торгі́вляtorhívlja, коме́рціяkomércija
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
(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.
Handel, Geschäft
сде́лкаsdélka
a particular instance of buying or selling
(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.
Tausch, Handel
обме́нobmén
an equal exchange
(countable)Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
The skilled trades were the first to organize modern labor unions.
Facharbeiter
people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
(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.
He learned his trade as an apprentice.
Handwerk
заня́тиеzanjátije, профе́ссияproféssija, ремесло́remesló
заня́ттяzanjáttja, профе́сіяprofésija, фахfax
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
(countable, uncountable)An occupation in the secondary sector, as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one.
After failing his entrance exams, he decided to go into a trade.
Most veterans went into trade when the war ended.
(UK, uncountable)The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
Even before noon there was considerable trade.
Trade has been down in this cold weather.
торго́вляtorgóvlja
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
They rode the trades going west.
Passat, Passatwind
пасса́тpassát
steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
(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.
Josh picked up some trade last night.
Examples
496 sentencesHe is engaged in foreign trade.
Він зайнятий у сфері міжнародної торгівлі. — deniko
Would you like to trade seats?
Ти не хотів би помінятися місцями? — deniko
He is a jack-of-all-trades.
Він майстер на всі руки. — deniko
ruОн мастер на все руки. — Helginka
deEr ist ein Tausendsassa. — Dalyup
Tom is a jack of all trades.
Том — майстер на всі руки. — deniko
Tom traded his camera for a guitar.
Том обміняв свій фотоапарат на гітару. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English trade (“path, course of conduct”), introduced into English by HanseatiFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: tradesSynonyms
13 synonyms- the skilled practice of a practical occupation:craft
- the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers:patronage
- a particular instance of buying or selling:dealbusiness deal
- people who perform a particular kind of skilled work:craft
- steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator:trade wind
- an equal exchange:barterswapswop
Word family
100 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- trade places with
- lot of trade
- of all trades
- of trade with
- trade places
- all trades