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trade

[treyd] / treɪd /
NOUN
buying and selling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business commerce contract deal enterprise exchange industry market traffic transaction
STRONG
barter clientele custom customers dealing interchange patronage public sales swap truck
WEAK
merchantry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement idleness indolence misunderstanding unemployment
WEAK
entertainment fun pastime
NOUN
profession, work
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business employment
STRONG
art avocation calling craft game handicraft job line occupation position pursuit skill thing vocation
WEAK
line of work métier nine-to-five
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unemployment
STRONG
avocation entertainment fun hobby pastime recreation surrender

Example Sentences

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Diesel accounted for 86 percent of transport fuel sales in Latvia in 2024, 73 percent in France and 66 percent in Germany, according to FuelsEurope, a trade body which represents the refining industry.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Jaguar set the pattern for Lemssouguer: Analyze the data, find conviction and make the trade as big as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A total of 73 businesses lost their premises in the Forsyth House building fire, while dozens of others have lost trade due to the area being cordoned off in the aftermath.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Experts say its cost will rise further -- with a knock-on effect on inflation -- as long as trade through the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Several times on the way down, Deutsche Bank offered Morgan Stanley the chance to exit its trade.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.