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trade
1 aobsolete : a path traversed : way barchaic : a track or trail left by a person or animal : tread 12: a customary course of action : practice <thy sin's not accidental, but a trade
— Shakespeare>3 a: the business or work in which one engages regularly : occupation b: an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill : craft c: the persons engaged in an occupation, business, or industry4 aobsolete : dealings between persons or groups b
(1): the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities : commerce
(2): business
, market <novelties for the tourist trade> <did a good trade in small appliances>5 a: an act or instance of trading : transaction
; also : an exchange of property usually without use of money b: a firm's customers : clientele c: the group of firms engaged in a business or industry6: trade wind —usually used in plural7: a publication intended for persons in the entertainment business —usually used in plural
synonyms see business
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