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- n the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
Venice was an important center of trade with the East
they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade - n the skilled practice of a practical occupation
he learned his trade as an apprentice - n the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
- n a particular instance of buying or selling
I had no further trade with him - n people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
as they say in the trade - n steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
they rode the trade winds going west - n an equal exchange
- v engage in the trade of
- v turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase
trade in an old car for a new one - v be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions
The stock traded around $20 a share - v exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- v do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
- Asian countries are avidly pursuing regional free-trade agreements, with potentially dramatic consequences for the global economy.
- Wrapped up in tight security and trade rivalries, will Quebec City be a step forward?.
- The trade in Asian relicswhether legally obtained or lootedis booming, driven by demand from wealthy Western and Eastern collectors seeking to decorate their SoHo lofts and .