trade
To engage in tradeTo engage in trade.
» He is engaged in foreign trade.
Він зайнятий у сфері міжнародної торгівлі. — deniko
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9 senses(ambitransitive)To engage in trade.
This company trades (in) precious metal.
He withdrew money to his bank account after several years of trading stocks on E-Trade.
handeln
engage in the trade of
(copulative, intransitive)To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
Apple is trading at $200.
ExxonMobil trades on the NYSE.
be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions
(transitive)To give (something) in exchange (for).
Will you trade your precious watch for my earring?
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
(transitive)To mutually exchange (something) (with).
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.
эксплуати́роватьekspluatírovatʹ, торгова́тьtorgovátʹ, испо́льзоватьispólʹzovatʹ
(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.
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
(intransitive)To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with).
(transitive)To recommend and get recommendations.
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
trades, trading, traded, tradedPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- trade upTo gain value on the stock exchange.
- trade offTo choose (something) in exchange for something else, where having both at once is not an available option.
- trade inTo give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.
- trade downTo lose value on the stock exchange.
- trade awayTo relinquish, to yield.
Synonyms
21 synonymsWord family
45 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- trade places with
- lot of trade
- of all trades
- of trade with
- trade places
- all trades
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.