FAIR-TRADE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

fair-trade

verb

Definition of fair-trade

as in to wholesale

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The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of wholesale

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The Nike x Kallmeyer Tennis Centre, which retails for $160, is now available at Nike, Kallmeyer, the SNKRS app, Shopbop, Net-a-Porter and FWRD.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
An efficient biomass stove that would normally retail for about $40 can cost customers as little as $5 after carbon subsidies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of retail

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In 2015, a Tourbillon Souverain Blue in tantalum sold for 550,000 Swiss francs (about $547,000), four times the price of the platinum version.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
Self-interrogation, of course, is often unpleasant and is not a prescription that is likely to sell many books.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sell

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Free fruit and shade tree adoption events Across Los Angeles on Saturday, City Plants and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are collaborating to supply free fruit and shade trees to Los Angeles residents.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Deep Fission said the commercial reactor could eventually supply low-carbon baseload electricity to utilities, industrial customers and data centers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of supply

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The Pacific Palisades store is sectioned out more into zones than the previous one; the company sat down with the buyers and visual merchandizing teams to be more strategic in allotment, whether carving out space for denim or The Row.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchandise

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With some knowingly polite smiles, John navigates an awkward, potentially racist interaction at a local gun store while purchasing a sniper scope (sans gun) to spy on Macon’s compound from a nearby tower.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Sage Corn Muffins with Ham and Spicy Jelly Slather these quick muffins with softened butter, purchased apple jelly with jalapeño and sage, then top with ham.

— Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of purchase

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Though described as a sale, the transaction is financed through a mechanism known as foreign military financing, in which the United States provides the money that Israel uses to buy the weapons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The bottles are now rationed as well, as each customer can only buy two boxes per week per membership.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of buy

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