Definition of trade

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • trade is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • trade is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • trade is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of trade


  • engage in the trade of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. merchandise
  • an equal exchange (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. barter
    2. swap
    3. swop
  • steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator (noun)

    Examples

    1. they rode the trade winds going west

    Synonyms

    1. trade wind
  • people who perform a particular kind of skilled work (noun)

    Examples

    1. as they say in the trade

    Synonyms

    1. craft
  • the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. patronage
  • a particular instance of buying or selling (noun)

    Examples

    1. I had no further trade with him

    Synonyms

    1. business deal
    2. deal
  • turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase (verb)

    Examples

    1. trade in an old car for a new one

    Synonyms

    1. trade in
  • exchange or give (something) in exchange for (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. swap
    2. switch
    3. swop
  • do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. deal
    2. sell
  • the skilled practice of a practical occupation (noun)

    Examples

    1. he learned his trade as an apprentice

    Synonyms

    1. craft
  • be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions (verb)

    Examples

    1. The stock traded around $20 a share
  • the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services (noun)

    Examples

    1. Venice was an important center of trade with the East
    2. they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade

See definition of trade in Merriam Webster