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{{11}}trade (n.) late 14c., "path, track, course of action," introduced by the Hanse merchants, from M.Du. or M.L.G. trade "track, course" (probably originally of a trading ship), cognate with O.E. tredan (see TREAD (Cf. tread)). Sense of "one's habitual business" (1540s) developed from the notion of "way, course, manner of life" (mid-15c.); sense of "buying and selling" is first recorded 1550s. Trade wind (1640s) has nothing to do with commerce, but preserves the obsolete sense of "in a habitual or regular course." Trade union is attested from 1831.
{{12}}trade (v.) 1540s, "to tread a path," from TRADE (Cf. trade) (n.). Meaning "to occupy oneself (in something)" is recorded from c.1600. The U.S. sports team sense of "to exchange one player for another" is attested from 1899. Related: Traded; trading. To trade down is attested from 1942. Trade-in in reference to used cars is recorded from 1917. Trading post is recorded from 1796.

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  • Trade — Trade, n. [Formerly, a path, OE. tred a footmark. See {Tread}, n. & v.] 1. A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A postern with a blind wicket there was, A common trade to pass through Priam s house …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trade — Trade, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Traded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trading}.] 1. To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trade — Trade, v. t. To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter. [1913 Webster] They traded the persons of men. Ezek. xxvii. 13. [1913 Webster] To dicker and to swop, to trade rifles and watches. Cooper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trade — Trade, obs. imp. of {Tread}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trade — est un thriller américano allemand de Peter Landesman réalisé par Marco Kreuzpaintner en 2007. Synopsis Quand Adriana, une jeune fille de 13 ans, est kidnappée au Mexique par des trafiquants d un réseau de prostitution, son frère Jorge entame une …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Trade-in — (трейд ин)[источник не указан 283 дня]  обмен бывшего в эксплуатации автомобиля на новый или другой автомобиль с пробегом[источник не указан 283 дня]. Предоставление услуги Услуга предоставляется… …   Википедия

  • Trade — (engl., spr. trēd), Handel, Gewerbe; Trade Dollar, im ostasiatischen Handel die englische Bezeichnung des altspanischen Piasters und seiner Nachbildungen; vgl. auch Dollar. Trademark, Fabrikzeichen; Trades sales (spr. trēds ßēls), im englischen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • trade-in — rade in n. 1. an item of property, such as an automobile, that is given in part payment for a new one. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trade — (trehd), engl., Handel; t.rs, die von der Hudsonsbaicompagnie über ihr Gebiet vertheilten Pelzeinkäufer …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Trade — This article is about the economic mechanism. For other uses, see Trade (disambiguation). Purchase redirects here. For other uses, see Purchase (disambiguation) Trader in Germany, 16th century …   Wikipedia

  • trade — tradable, tradeable, adj. tradeless, adj. /trayd/, n., v., traded, trading, adj. n. 1. the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign …   Universalium

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