FAIR-TRADES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

fair-trades

verb

present tense third-person singular of fair-trade

as in black-markets

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Verb

Keith Smith runs the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, which markets transparent pricing and cash payment.

— Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Mirai Clinical links menopausal changes in body odor to a compound called Nonenal and markets its Deodorizing Soap with Persimmon and Aluminum-Free Natural Deodorant with Persimmon as products made to get rid of the Nonenal smell.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of markets

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Lam Research, which supplies equipment and services for the making of semiconductors, will also talk on Wednesday about how its business is doing.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Through Porsche Classic, the company supplies replacement parts, technical expertise and specialized services for vehicles that have long since disappeared from showroom floors.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplies

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The result is the Leica Q3 43 Formula 1 Edition, which sells for $9,950.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Instead of waiting up to 30, 60 and sometimes even 90 days for customers to pay outstanding invoices, a company sells those invoices to a factoring provider.

— Andrew Coon, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sells

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Compare that to the NestWorks C500 milling machine, which retails for $6,000 and is compact enough to sit on a desktop, shaping titanium and stainless steel to within a third of the width of a human hair.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
While on tour last year, her drummer’s wife had lent Day her Dyson Airwrap, the six-in-one hairstyling tool that retails for a hefty $650.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of retails

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Hotels now serve the fish to staff and guests; Hilton Hawaiian Village alone purchases about 500 lbs a month.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The brand purchases roughly 2,000 items a year, which join its permanent collection of 40,000 archival objects, 200,000 documents and one million digital assets, said Aurélie Samuel, director of art, culture and heritage at Louis Vuitton.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of purchases

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Slowly, always slowly, and always in the company of a human server, the robot transports dishes to diners’ tables, where the human server distributes them.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The government has supported the initiative alongside the International Chess Federation, known as FIDE, Chess Kenya and The Gift of Chess, a nonprofit organization that distributes chess sets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributes

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Pair a winning culture of a respected NBA franchise with a top five talent like Giannis Antetokounmpo and blockbuster is supposed to happen, if the main characters stay healthy, everyone buys in, and the sports Gods are kind.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of buys

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Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth.

— C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

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