fair-trading

verb

present participle of fair-trade
as in selling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-trading
  1. selling
  2. marketing
  3. supplying
  4. retailing
  5. purchasing
  6. distributing
  7. buying
  8. peddling
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  • The measure would allow the district to borrow up to $300 million by selling bonds to investors.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Combined with Direct’s later equipment decisions, independently raised cash could let Anthropic compare hardware and funding options with less need for the company selling the machines to help pay for them.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of selling
Verb
  • While Roku provides Fox with an opportunity to be more aggressive in marketing its channels, Fox has pledged that the platform will remain open to distributing content from competitors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Marcus & Millichap is also marketing 2 Waterside Place for sale within the same park.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of marketing
Verb
  • The sell-off swept across the AI trade, hitting everything from chipmakers to companies supplying power and electrical equipment for data centers.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The lobby floor is white, the furniture supplying pops of blue, green and red.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of supplying
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  • Unlike most of the house’s earrings, which are sold as singles, Eclipse’s long earrings come as a pair, retailing around $75,000 to $80,000.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • On Sunday, the rapper was wearing a skirt suit by Gucci, retailing for about $4,000.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of retailing
Verb
  • Scams involving direct payments A scammer tricks you into authorizing a wire transfer, sending money through a payment app or purchasing gift cards.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Microsoft notes that availability, purchasing options, eligible games, and cloud gaming features may vary by market, device, account eligibility, and preview ring.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchasing
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  • Indian regulators ordered Sun Pharmaceutical to stop manufacturing, selling and distributing ophthalmic products made at its Assam facility after finding failure in ​its quality management system, Reuters reported.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
  • States and the National Guard already mostly handle the nuts and bolts of clearing debris, making rescues, distributing food and water and so on.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributing
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  • Someone looking for a straightforward term policy may prioritize price and a simple application, for example, while someone buying permanent coverage may care more about financial strength, cash value features and policy options.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Fans can also add a donation when buying tickets to any Live Nation show in Australia through November.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of buying
Verb
  • Maybe do some research rather than peddling lies like the s*n.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Teachers union rivals accused of peddling 'lies' about NY school choice plan.
    — , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of peddling
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