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 response is not to wholesale import consumer-software practices, since consequences in the automotive industry can be hazardous.
    — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Schutz often tries out key styles on its website or at one of its flagships in New York and Miami, before bringing them to wholesale in a bigger way.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wholesale
Verb
  • Prospective buyers can purchase the shoe on the brand’s website, currently retailing for $1,450.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • An entry-level drone that can follow you retails for $150-$200, while professional drones can retail for $800-$1,500.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of retail
Verb
  • Reactor, which emerged from stealth in May, develops software to make world models run faster and cheaper, and sells a cloud service that manages the computing capacity.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Within five seconds, there’s a bid on the table for $20 million, and the two decide to sell their knowledge to Google.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sell
Verb
  • The Mechanics In both cases, regulators allege the fund advisers marketed themselves as having access to stakes in high profile private companies.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • What used to be sold as a puffiness fix is now marketed as nervous system therapy, with the vagus nerve name-checked in product copy, TikTok tutorials and dermatology explainers.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of market
Verb
  • Some companies supplying the AI boom are already making money, Hayes said, pointing to memory chipmakers and Nvidia.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Bathrooms have marble floors and walls of an almost pure-white Dolomite stone, with rain showers and separate tubs supplied with Natura Bissé products in rosemary and white tea scents.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of supply
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Point Beach faces rising energy costs This announcement follows a recent long-term 20-year agreement in which We Energies agreed to purchase electricity from Point Beach, Wisconsin’s only active nuclear power plant, to lower customers’ fuel costs.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The shop also needs subscriptions to software and data services to perform repairs on the car, which can be purchased for varying degrees of time, ranging from a few hours to a year.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchase
Verb
  • Otthon Centrum analyst Gábor Soóki-Tóth said Tihany is one of the most expensive places in Hungary to buy a vacation property — with prices outstripping those in the nation's capital.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone is focusing more on engagement, return on investment and a forward-looking perspective, rather than simply buying something off the shelf to meet demand for the following weekend.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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