- trade
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 buying/selling of goods/servicesADJECTIVE▪ booming, brisk, burgeoning, expanding, flourishing, lively, roaring, thriving▪
All around the pyramids, salespeople were doing a roaring trade in souvenirs.
▪ increased▪ lucrative, profitable▪ cross-border, external, foreign, global, international, overseas, transatlantic, world▪ domestic, internal, interstate, regional▪ export, import, import-export▪ direct, indirect▪ free, liberalized▪ fair▪The organization promotes fair trade with developing countries.
▪ legal, legitimate▪ illegal, illicit▪attempts to curb the illicit trade in exotic species
▪ private▪ coastal, maritime▪ agricultural, commercial▪ merchandise, retail, wholesale▪It has been a bad year for the retail trade.
▪ book, fur, ivory, timber, wildlife, wine, etc.▪ sex, slave▪ drug, heroin, opium▪ tourist▪the area's dependence on the tourist trade
▪ evil (esp. BrE)▪the evil trade in drugs
VERB + TRADE▪ conduct, do, engage in, ply▪All manner of street sellers were plying their trade.
▪ boost, build up, develop, expand, increase, promote▪a bid to boost foreign trade
▪He built up a trade in seeds, corn and manure.
▪ facilitate▪ damage, harm▪A bitterly cold winter damaged industrial output and trade.
▪ lose▪The store has lost a day's trade.
▪ ban, restrict▪ liberalize▪ control, govern, regulate▪ dominate▪They already dominated the domestic trade in raw jute.
TRADE + VERB▪ boom, expand, flourish, grow, increase, pick up▪ decline, fallTRADE + NOUN▪ balance, figures, performance, statistics▪ surplus▪ deficit, gap, imbalance▪ adjustment▪ barrier, blockade, boycott, embargo, restrictions, sanctions▪ tariff▪ dispute, war▪The countries were locked in a trade war, refusing to allow imports of each other's goods.
▪ liberalization▪ benefits, concessions▪ accord, agreement, deal, pact, protocol, treaty▪ negotiations, talks▪ cooperation, links, network, relations▪ partner▪ agenda, policy, practice▪The US was accused of employing unfair trade practices.
▪ law, legislation, regime, rules▪ bloc▪The five countries formed a regional trade bloc.
▪ delegation, mission▪Several local companies took part in a trade mission to Spain.
▪ commissioner, minister, negotiator, official, representative▪talks between trade officials from the two countries
▪ mark (usually trademark), name▪ promotion▪ exhibition, fair, show▪ centre/center▪ route▪The road has been an important trade route since prehistoric times.
▪ cycle▪the boom and slump periods of a trade cycle
▪ association, body, group, organization▪the trade body representing water companies
▪ directory▪ journal, magazine, paper, press, publication▪ information, secret▪The employees were fired for divulging trade secrets to a competitor.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the trade▪She's in the wholesale fruit trade.
▪These flour sacks are known in the trade as ‘pockets’.
▪ trade between▪Trade between the Adriatic ports and their hinterland had grown.
▪ trade in▪Steps were taken to ban the trade in ivory.
▪ trade with▪The US has restricted trade with India.
2 jobADJECTIVE▪ skilled▪ building▪Work in the building trades became scarce.
VERB + TRADE▪ learn▪ carry on, exercise, follow, practise/practice▪the tools needed to carry on a trade
PREPOSITION▪ by trade▪She is a carpenter by trade.
PHRASES▪ a jack of all trades (= a person who can do many different types of work), the tricks of the trade▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The experienced artisan would pass on the tricks of the trade to the apprentice.
verbADVERB▪ profitably, successfully▪ actively▪ openly▪The company openly traded in arms.
▪ publicly▪publicly traded securities
▪ widely▪ freely▪He claimed that all businesses should be able to trade freely on Sundays.
▪ directly▪ illegally▪ fairly▪ internationally▪ onlineVERB + TRADE▪ continue to▪ cease toPREPOSITION▪ as▪They now trade as a partnership.
▪ in▪countries trading illegally in rhinoceros horn
▪ with▪Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.
PHRASES▪ cease trading, continue trading▪The company has now ceased trading.
▪ trade under the name (of) sth▪The company trades under the name ‘Language Solutions’.
Trade is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑share
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
