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trade

n. the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"

craft

n. the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

patronage

n. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"

deal

n. a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"

craft

n. people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"

trade wind

n. steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west"

exchange, barter, swap, swop, quid pro quo

n. an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"

trade

v. be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"

trade in

v. turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"

switch, swap, swop

v. exchange or give (something) in exchange for

merchandise, deal in

v. engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"

trade

adj. relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce: "a trade fair"; "trade journals"; "trade goods"

industry, manufacture, manufacturing

n. the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

field, field of operation, line of business

n. a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"

sale, sales event, cut-rate sale

n. an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"

discipline

n. training to improve strength or self-control

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

n. transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

business, commercial enterprise

n. the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"

sponsor, patronize, assume sponsorship of

v. assume sponsorship of

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

deal, transact

v. conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

commercialized

adj. organized principally for financial gain; "Christmas has become a commercialized spectacle"

business, mercantile

adj. relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks

moneymaking, mercenary, mercantile, profit-oriented

adj. profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"

technical

adj. (of production of chemicals) made for commercial purposes especially on a large scale; "technical (or commercial) sulfuric acid"

technical

adj. resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations; "analysts content that the stock market is due for a technical rally"; "the fall is only a technical correction"

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