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trade

/ˈtreɪd/

US UK

noun

plural trades

[noncount] :the activity or process of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services :commerce

foreign/international trade

the trade between the two countries

The tariff is a barrier to trade. = The tariff is a trade barrier.

trade agreements

a trade route [=a route used for transporting goods] - see also free trade, trade deficit, trade surplus

the amount of things or services that are bought and sold :the money made by buying and selling things or services [noncount]

Trade accounts for half of our gross national product. [singular]

The store does a brisk/lucrative trade in T-shirts. [=the store sells a lot of T-shirts]

[count] the act of exchanging one thing for another

My cupcake for your brownie is a fair/good trade. [=swap]

b US sports :the act of giving one of your players to another team and getting one of their players in return

The Tigers made a few good trades this season and picked up some promising players.

a job especially; :a job that requires special training and skills and that is done by using your hands [count]

Are you interested in learning a new trade? [=learning the skills that are needed to perform a different job]

She entered the trade [=she began working in her profession] just after graduating from high school. [noncount]

I am a carpenter/electrician/beautician by trade. [=I work as a carpenter/electrician/beautician] - see also jack-of-all-trades

[count] :a certain kind of business or industry

the drug trade

The tourist trade is our main source of state revenue.

a trade group/association

trade publications - see also rag trade - see also stock-in-trade

tools of the/your trade

a set of tools or skills that are necessary for a particular kind of job or work

She showed me her paints, brushes, and the other tools of her trade.

When you work with young children, patience and consistency are tools of the trade.

trick of the/your trade

a quick or clever way of doing something that you have learned usually as part of your job

Let me show you a little trick of the trade.

a mystery writer who knows all the tricks of his trade

verb

trades; traded; trading

to give something to someone and receive something in return :to give something in exchange for something else [no obj]

Do you want to trade? [=swap]

If you don't like your seat, I'll trade with you. [+ obj]

We traded [=switched] seats halfway through the show.

I'll trade my chips for your popcorn. = I'll trade you my chips for your popcorn.

I traded seats with her halfway through the show.

The boys are on the phone trading jokes/secrets. [=telling each other jokes/secrets]

I got tired of listening to them trade insults. [=insult each other]

I would love to trade places with him. [=I would love to be in his situation]

[+ obj] US sports :to give (one of your players) to another team in exchange for one of their players

He was traded to the Yankees.

They traded him to the Broncos.

[+ obj] :to stop using (one thing) and start using another

I traded my pen for a pencil and kept writing.

[no obj] :to buy, sell, or exchange goods or services - often + with or in

The two countries continue to trade with each other.

They are suspected of trading in illegal weapons.

China is one of our biggest trading partners.

to buy and sell stocks, bonds, etc. [+ obj]

Their firm specializes in trading bonds. [no obj]

She mostly trades in stocks.

The stock is trading at [=is being sold for] $71 a share.

[no obj] chiefly Brit :to exist as a company or business

Our company trades [=does business] under the name Smith Sons.

trade down

[phrasal verb]

to sell something you own and buy a similar thing that costs less money

They traded down to a smaller house after their children had grown up and moved away.

trade in

[phrasal verb]

trade (something) in or trade in (something) :to sell (something) back to a business as part of your payment for something else

We traded our car in for a newer model.

Trade in your car and get $3,000 towards a new car! - see also trade-in

trade off

[phrasal verb]

trade off or trade off (something) US - used to describe a situation in which one person does something, then another person does it, and so on

When you get tired of driving, I'll trade off with you. = When you get tired of driving, we can trade off. [=when you get tired, I will drive for a while]

They trade off [=take turns] babysitting each other's kids.

Two of the band members traded off guitar solos. [=they took turns playing guitar solos]

trade off (something) :to give up (something that you want) in order to have something else - usually + for

The car's designers traded off some power for greater fuel efficiency. - see also trade-off

trade on

[phrasal verb]

trade on (someone or something) :to use (something) in a way that helps you :to get an advantage from (something)

He wants to succeed by working hard instead of just trading on his good looks.

trade up

[phrasal verb]

to sell something you own and buy a similar thing that is more expensive

They keep trading up, buying larger and larger houses.

* Các từ tương tự:
trade book, trade deficit, trade fair, trade name, trade school, trade secret, trade show, trade surplus, trade union