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trade

[treyd] / treɪd /
NOUN
buying and selling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business commerce contract deal enterprise exchange industry market traffic transaction
STRONG
barter clientele custom customers dealing interchange patronage public sales swap truck
WEAK
merchantry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement idleness indolence misunderstanding unemployment
WEAK
entertainment fun pastime
NOUN
profession, work
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business employment
STRONG
art avocation calling craft game handicraft job line occupation position pursuit skill thing vocation
WEAK
line of work métier nine-to-five
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unemployment
STRONG
avocation entertainment fun hobby pastime recreation surrender

Example Sentences

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Energy Information Administration, about one-fifth of global petroleum liquids trade passes through the strait, which has been effectively closed since early in the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The 27-country European Union is the U.S.’s biggest partner for trade and investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

There are technical reasons behind Krinsky’s belief that the memory trade is near a top.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

A total of 73 businesses lost their premises in the Forsyth House building fire, while dozens of others have lost trade due to the area being cordoned off in the aftermath.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Emma and I trade facts back and forth, and she jots our notes onto a yellow legal pad.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.