fair-trade

verb

Definition of fair-tradenext
as in to wholesale

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-trade
  1. wholesale
  2. retail
  3. sell
  4. market
  5. supply
  6. merchandise
  7. purchase
  8. buy
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The collection retails for $498-$658 and is available on Aligrace’s website.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her go-to sneakers, a white canvas pair from Superga that retails for less than $100 and has been spotted on stars like Julia Roberts, Lana del Ray, and Hailey Bieber.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of retail
Verb
  • The new, 115,000 square-foot store is expected to employ around 450 people and will sell a variety of food, including produce, baked goods, deli products and will offer a selection of wine and beer.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sell
Verb
  • But earlier, the company reported that 15 robotics companies toured the building in the first two weeks of marketing the space.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Exactly who can and who should market the event(s) is up for debate.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of market
Verb
  • Trade data show China has fully transitioned from providing mostly low cost manufacturing to supplying vital machinery and components for advanced manufacturing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The supply hub will initially support the 100-truck logistics fleet while also supplying industrial customers, utilities, transportation operators, energy infrastructure projects, and data centers across the Gulf Coast.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of supply
Verb
  • As shoppers seek physical stores this upcoming holiday, retailers need to ensure brick-and-mortar stores are well-staffed and neatly merchandised as well as stocked with in-demand inventory.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • PlusOne will be merchandised within the Wellness by Ulta Beauty areas in stores, alongside other wellness solutions.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of merchandise
Verb
  • The nonprofit operating the home, Inside Circle, purchased the property and plans to house people transitioning back into the community after serving time in prison.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Institutional credit, insurance capital and private capital would support hyperscalers, frontier AI labs and companies building data centers and purchasing Nvidia chips.
    — , CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of purchase
Verb
  • Local Coldwell Banker Real Estate agent Tom Stack said, back then, people trying to buy a home or keep a mortgage were stuck.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Peter Faricy is betting that many Americans are going to buy his electric truck.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of buy
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“Fair-trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair-trade. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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