fair trade

NOUN

legal and equitable trade

Synonyms

WEAK

balance of trade fair-trading managed prices multilateral trade reciprocal trade

Example Sentences

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Submission is portrayed as a fair trade to women.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

While this viral exercise is extreme, Link noted that some workers may consider a small pay cut to work remotely as a fair trade.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Together the U.S. and Canada can usher in a new century of shared economic prosperity by dropping tariffs, rejecting protectionism and promoting free and fair trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

But in an unsigned letter addressed to the US trade representative, Tesla said while it "supports" fair trade it was concerned US exporters were "exposed to disproportionate impacts" if other countries retaliated to tariffs.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

“Hardly a fair trade, is it? A head full of coppery curls in return for a living boy? A son?”

From "Son" by Lois Lowry