fair-trades

verb

present tense third-person singular of fair-trade
as in black-markets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-trades
  1. markets
  2. supplies
  3. sells
  4. retails
  5. purchases
  6. distributes
  7. buys
  8. exchanges
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  • His appointment adds commercial experience in both the fiber markets Circulose serves and the recycling technologies supplying them.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Nearly every payment processor sells a fraud tool, and nearly every one of them markets it as solved.
    — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of markets
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  • As the company explains, ANYbotics supplies the autonomous mobile robot, LEGIC provides the secure digital credential technology, and dormakaba handles access management and door automation.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The data may tell most of the story, but the person often supplies the rest.
    — Sunil Padiyar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of supplies
Verb
  • The label sells through its website and a Paris showroom by appointment, with wholesale doors next in its sights.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The family entertainment center provides activities like miniature golf, batting cages, arcade, golf karts, an indoor playground and sells food and snacks.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of sells
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  • One of the brand’s best-sellers, the boot retails for 489 Australian dollars or $344 at current exchange.
    — Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 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 retails
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  • The garment vendor purchases the bags from Weavabel, uses them to pack garments and ships the inventory to distribution centers.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That can include a homeowner using proceeds from the sale of another property, a retiree downsizing, an individual investor, a landlord, a developer or a company that purchases homes directly from owners.
    — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchases
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  • The pool distributes in-person reports and imagery to the broader press corps and is designed to hold the nation’s chief executive accountable on behalf of the American public.
    — Sarah Rankin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Tim Taylor, vice president and general manager of Haas Factory Outlet which distributes, services and supports the Haas line of machine tools, said the lack of skilled workers is a top issue.
    — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributes
Verb
  • Parity is about value, not capability, and automating one buys you nothing except fragility.
    — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • California spent decades moving away from coal, and no longer burns it or buys any electricity generated by it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of buys
Verb
  • 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
Definition of exchanges
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