trade
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1.0
- noun
- /treɪd/
- OK, Well, this expansion of overseas trade created income, obviously.
- free trade
- international trade
- global trade
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- Like even they have the spice trade in Star Wars.
- And one of the biggest problems is the perverse trade in wildlife.
- So what are the problems in international trade that Trump is aiming to fix?
- My best trade is always the same.
- You can't block a critical trade corridor and deprive people of their jobs.
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So what are the problems in international trade that Trump is aiming to fix?
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China has an economy and a trade flow twice as large as the United States'.
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This was setting up trade around the world.
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It's a foreign trade zone.
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The president himself was beginning to speak more about free trade and remaking U.S. foreign aid.
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Their important contributions to countries' national economies and international trade stand out clearly and cannot be overemphasized.
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Peace facilitated trade, and trade made Britain prosperous.
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In the 1970s and early 1980s, U.S.-Libyan trade totaled more than $4 billion annually.
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The city relies heavily on trade with neighboring countries for its economy.
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She specializes in the trade of organic produce at local markets.
Synonyms
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1.4
An agreement, often about buying or selling
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1.0
Buying and selling goods or services to make money
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2.1
The act of giving something and getting something in return
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2.7
Buying and selling things like stocks or currencies to make money
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3.8
An exchange where someone pays money for goods or services
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2.7
Buying and selling goods and services on a large scale
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2.6
A meeting where people trade things like books or clothes
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2.4
An agreement between companies or people to exchange goods and services for money
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3.9
A sharing of things or ideas between people
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.4
A pair of tall towers in New York that were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks
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3.2
A way of buying and selling that gives better pay and rights to farmers and workers
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3.7
An organization in Geneva that sets and enforces rules for trade between countries
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3.6
Buying, selling, and moving people to force them to work, often from Africa to the Americas
- Specialized
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3.9
Secret method or recipe a business keeps to stay ahead of other companies
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3.9
A US agency that keeps business competition fair and protects consumers
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2.8
A group of workers who protect rights and talk with employers about pay and work conditions
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3.2
Government rules about buying and selling goods and services with other countries
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3.7
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- Specialized
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3.5
A country sells more goods to other countries than it buys from them
- Specialized
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5.0
A government rule that limits goods from other countries, for example by charging extra tax or setting limits
- Specialized
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3.2
A steady wind that blows east to west near the equator in tropical regions
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3.7
An area in Lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center stood before 2001, now a rebuilt complex with memorials
- Specialized
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3.9
The difference in value between a country's exports and imports of goods
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3.9
A magazine for people who work in a certain industry that gives news and advice
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3.8
The difference between the value of a country's imports and exports over a time period
- Specialized
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4.4
The difference in value of goods a country sells and buys from other countries over time
An international agreement from 1947 to reduce taxes on imports and other trade barriers
- Specialized
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7.0
A rule or action that stops free competition between businesses
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4.6
A government official and office that makes and negotiates trade rules for the United States with other countries
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5.0
Laws that put taxes or limits on imports to help local businesses against foreign competition
- Formal
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3.6
The idea and practice of workers forming groups to protect rights at work
- Specialized
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5.7
A deal where a maker tells stores not to sell a branded product below a fixed price
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5.6
A United States government office that makes and carries out the President's trade policy with other countries
- Specialized
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3.1
A reduction in the price shown given to a shop for buying large amounts of goods
- Archaic
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9.1
Rich customers who buy expensive goods, or the business that sells to them
- Specialized
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3.4
A cost a business has when running its normal work, like travel to meet clients
- Formal
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7.8
Former US law that let manufacturers require shops to sell goods at a minimum price
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9.5
An agreement between companies that limits competition, often by fixing prices, and is illegal under US law
How Monetary
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Etymology
Trade comes from an old word meaning 'path' or 'track', the same root as tread 'to step'. Think of goods moving along a path between people — so trade means buying, selling, or exchanging goods.