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Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
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A particular instance of buying or selling.
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I did no trades with them once the rumors started.
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An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
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Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
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The skilled trades were the first to organize modern labor unions.
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Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.
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It is not a retail showroom. It is only for the trade.
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The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
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He learned his trade as an apprentice.
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An occupation in the secondary sector, as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one.
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After failing his entrance exams, he decided to go into a trade.
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The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
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Even before noon there was considerable trade.
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(chiefly in the plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
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They rode the trades going west.
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(only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
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Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades.
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A brief sexual encounter.
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Josh picked up some trade last night.
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Instruments of any occupation.
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Refuse or rubbish from a mine.
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A track or trail; a way; a path; passage.
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Course; custom; practice; occupation.