trade — the activity of buying and selling goods and services
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the activity of buying and selling goods and services
Pronunciation (IPA): /treɪd/
Example Sentences
- My dad wants to trade his old phone for a toaster - talk about a weird exchange!
- She learned the trade of making coffee so well that even machines got jealous.
- International trade connects countries around the world.
trade
NOUN[/treɪd/]
the activity of buying and selling goods and services
a friendly merchant hands over a basket of fresh fruits to a customer while receiving coins in return. The customer examines the quality of the apples and oranges before making the payment. As money changes hands, the merchant smiles and begins arranging more produce on his stall. Other vendors nearby are engaged in similar exchanges with their own customers. The busy marketplace buzzes with people carrying bags of purchased goods. the activity of buying and selling goods and services
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Middle Low German 'trade', originally meaning 'footprint' or 'path'. The sense evolved metaphorically from a physical route or track to denote the course of commercial activity, eventually becoming associated with exchange and commerce itself.
Breakdown
trade (path, track) → trading route → commerce. The morphological evolution traces from a concrete noun denoting a physical way or passage to an abstract noun representing the systematic exchange of goods.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My dad wants to trade his old phone for a toaster - talk about a weird exchange!”
“She learned the trade of making coffee so well that even machines got jealous.”
“International trade connects countries around the world.”
“Would you trade places with a celebrity for a day?”
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