Antonyms for trade
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1. tradeverb

   Synonyms:
   commerce

2. tradenoun

   To engage in trade

   This company trades in precious metal.

   Synonyms:
   deal

3. tradeverb

   To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.

   stock trade

   Synonyms:
   deal, barter

4. tradenoun

   To give (something) in exchange for.

   Will you trade your precious watch for my earring?

   Synonyms:
   switch, swap, exchange

5. tradenoun

   Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.

   The skilled trades were the first to organize modern labor unions.

   Synonyms:
   business, make a deal, do business

6. tradenoun

   The skilled practice of a practical occupation.

   He learned his trade as an apprentice.

   Synonyms:
   craft

7. tradenoun

   The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.

   Even before noon there was considerable trade.

   Synonyms:
   patronage

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. trade

   A business is what one follows regularly; an occupation is what he happens at any time to be engaged in; trout-fishing may be one's occupation for a time, as a relief from business; business is ordinarily for profit, while the occupation may be a matter of learning, philanthropy, or religion. A profession implies scholarship; as, the learned professions. Pursuit is an occupation which one follows with ardor. An avocation is what calls one away from other work; a vocation or calling, that to which one is called by some special fitness or sense of duty; thus, we speak of the gospel ministry as a vocation or calling, rather than a business. Trade or trading is, in general, the exchanging of one thing for another; in the special sense, a trade is an occupation involving manual training and skilled labor; as, the ancient Jews held that every boy should learn a trade. A transaction is a single action, whether in business, diplomacy, or otherwise; affair has a similar, but lighter meaning; as, this little affair; an important transaction. The plural affairs has a distinctive meaning, including all activities where men deal with one another on any considerable scale; as, a man of affairs. A job is a piece of work viewed as a single undertaking, and ordinarily paid for as such. Trade and commerce may be used as equivalents, but trade is capable of a more limited application; we speak of the trade of a village, the commerce of a nation. Barter is the direct exchange of commodities; business, trade, and commerce are chiefly transacted by means of money, bills of exchange, etc. Business, occupation, etc., may be what one does independently; employment may be in the service of another. Work is any application of energy to secure a result, or the result thus secured; thus, we speak of the work of God. Art in the industrial sense is a system of rules and accepted methods for the accomplishment of some practical result; as, the art of printing; collectively, the arts. A craft is some occupation requiring technical skill or manual dexterity, or the persons, collectively, engaged in its exercise; as, the weaver's craft.

   Synonyms:
   affair, art, avocation, barter, business, calling, commerce, concern, craft, duty, employment, handicraft, job, occupation, profession, trading, traffic, transaction, vocation, work

   Preposition:
   The business of a druggist; in business with his father; doing business for his father; have you business with me? business in New York; business about, concerning, or in regard to certain property.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tradenoun

   Synonyms:
   traffic, commerce, dealing, exchange, buying and selling, employment, occupation

Matched Categories

1. • Business
   • Class
   • Commerce
   • Exchange
   • Occupation
   • Prevailing Wind
   • Sell
   • Transact

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 8 votes

1. tradenoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   business deal, deal, swop, patronage, trade wind, barter, craft, swap

2. trade, craftnoun

   the skilled practice of a practical occupation

   "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

   Synonyms:
   foxiness, cunning, deal, trade wind, craftsmanship, business deal, workmanship, craftiness, patronage, barter, wiliness, guile, craft, slyness, swap, swop

3. trade, patronagenoun

   the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers

   "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"

   Synonyms:
   condescension, business deal, backup, deal, swop, patronage, trade wind, business, backing, barter, clientele, craft, championship, disdain, swap

4. deal, trade, business dealnoun

   a particular instance of buying or selling

   "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, pot, peck, mint, swop, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, softwood, bargain, pile, muckle, business deal, good deal, stack, mountain, deal, craft, trade wind, wad, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, heap, mess, sight, mass, spate, swap, great deal, barter, patronage, hand

5. craft, tradenoun

   people who perform a particular kind of skilled work

   "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"

   Synonyms:
   foxiness, cunning, trade wind, craftsmanship, business deal, workmanship, craftiness, guile, patronage, swop, barter, wiliness, craft, slyness, swap, deal

6. trade wind, tradenoun

   steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator

   "they rode the trade winds going west"

   Synonyms:
   business deal, deal, swop, patronage, trade wind, barter, craft, swap

7. barter, swap, swop, tradeverb

   an equal exchange

   "we had no money so we had to live by barter"

   Synonyms:
   business deal, deal, swop, patronage, trade wind, barter, craft, swap

8. trade, merchandiseverb

   engage in the trade of

   "he is merchandising telephone sets"

   Synonyms:
   switch, merchandise, deal, swop, trade in, sell, swap

9. trade, trade inverb

   turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase

   "trade in an old car for a new one"

   Synonyms:
   switch, merchandise, deal, swop, trade in, sell, swap

10. tradeverb

    be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions

    "The stock traded around $20 a share"

    Synonyms:
    deal, swop, switch, trade in, swap, merchandise, sell

11. trade, swap, swop, switchverb

    exchange or give (something) in exchange for

    Synonyms:
    merchandise, change, throw, interchange, tack, alternate, deal, shift, switch over, exchange, trade in, flip-flop, switch, sell, change over, swap, flip, swop

12. deal, sell, tradeverb

    do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

    "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"

    Synonyms:
    betray, shell out, swop, plow, carry on, lot, swap, apportion, dish out, deal out, allot, care, portion out, sell, consider, take, treat, share, trade in, dispense, dole out, divvy up, grapple, switch, deal, parcel out, manage, merchandise, contend, administer, address, make out, mete out, distribute, handle, conduct, cover, cope, make do, get by, look at

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. tradenoun

   Synonyms:
   commerce, barter, traffic, business, handicraft

   Associated words:
   technical, technology, technicals, technicality, technological, polytechnic, polytechnics, vocational, mercury

2. tradenoun

   Synonyms:
   craft

3. tradeverb

   Synonyms:
   exchange, barter, traffic, swap

How to use trade in a sentence?

1. Steve DeSanctis:

   There are still a lot of headaches coming, whether it is Brexit, China - what is the (trade) package going to look like? - the legal stuff in Washington.

2. Guenther Bachman:

   We need new indicators, for example for imports of sustainable goods that have been made without exploiting workers, so we can ask the right questions about who we do trade with.

3. Brian Kersmanc:

   Although we're seeing tamed-back rhetoric, we believe that we're still far away from an ultimate trade deal that will put this behind us. Maybe we've just tackled the easy-to-solve problems.

4. Rachel Gerring:

   When the geopolitical crises stabilize, we expect market volatility to mitigate, as valuations improve, some of the larger, more highly anticipated deals will come to market. If these deals price and trade well, both issuers and investors will gain confidence and have an increased appetite for risk.

5. Yu Kangzhen:

   If the epidemic continues to spread and escalate, the impact on international food trade and production will definitely worsen, and might trigger a new round of food crisis.

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