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trade

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1 a : the business or work in which one engages regularly
b : an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill
c : the persons engaged in an occupation
2 : the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities
3 : an act or instance of trading
;also
: an exchange of property usually without use of money
vb trad·ed
trad·ing
vi
1 : to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods
2 : to give one thing in exchange for another
3 : to engage in selling
vt
1 : to give in exchange for another commodity
;also
: to make an exchange of
2 : to engage in frequent buying and selling of (as stocks or commodities) usually in search of quick profits
trad·able
also
trade·able

adj

adj 1 : of, relating to, or used in trade or in a particular trade or business
2
also:
trades

: of, composed of, or representing the trades or labor unions