fair-trading

Definition of fair-tradingnext
present participle of fair-trade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-trading
Verb
  • The act of selling birds in stacks of cages – sometimes far taller than the men who carry them – goes back generations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo’s advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL’s internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.
    Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Such has been the dominant model for producing and marketing K-pop over the past decade.
    Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This could be the kiss of death for a company marketing itself as a way for models to get paid directly by their fans.
    Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Growth has been slow, with renewables supplying just 10% of electricity in 2024, versus a global average of 32%, according to IEEFA.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country has been fighting a war against Russia for years, said Kyiv has evidence that Moscow is supplying Iran with intelligence support.
    Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The new 43 mm timepiece, retailing for a cool $10,600, is limited to just 593, a reference to the jet’s powerful Olympus 593 engines.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Rausch presented her with a burgundy Togo Birkin bag in a size 30 with gold hardware, retailing for $16,000.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Lenney also advocated for controlling the demand side of the market, addressing the housing crunch by restricting who could buy homes by banning large institutions from purchasing them as investments.
    Mark Dee March 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Additionally, pairs of skis with bright graphic art line the bar walls as decor, providing something of a showroom for folks interested in learning about the products — or maybe even purchasing their own pair after a few drinks.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Under the bill, county employees would not be allowed to help ICE with collecting or distributing information about a person's immigration status.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This difference, known as the premium, reflects the real-world costs of minting, distributing and selling coins and bars.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The accounts had various purposes, such as investing in securities or buying real estate.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Their charming formality recalls closets of another era, when buying well mattered more than following any passing fad.
    Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.
    Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Matt had gotten his first taste of entrepreneurship at the age of six, peddling tamales near the Capitol.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Fair-trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair-trading. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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