trade
noun (BUSINESS) /treɪd/Definition
C1 [C] a particular business or industry: the building/catering/tourist trade the book/car/fur trade He worked in the same trade all his life.Industry and industrial processesBusiness and commerce - general words B2 [C or U] a job, especially one that needs special skill, that involves working with your hands: After she left school, she went to college to learn a trade. He's a carpenter by trade.Jobs, careers and professionsWorking the trade [S] › the people who work in a particular business or industry or in the same one: People who work in the trade can buy their books at a discount. The company only supplies its goods to the (building/catering) trade, not direct to the public.Businesses and enterprises
(Definition of trade noun (BUSINESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acquirer noun
- agency noun (ORGANIZATION)
- answering service noun
- auction house noun
- big business noun (BUSINESS)
- carrier noun (TRANSPORT)
- collective noun
- concern noun (BUSINESS)
- franchisee noun
- franchiser noun
- GmbH noun
- group noun (BUSINESS)
- group-wide adjective, adverb
- operator noun
- outfit noun (GROUP)
- public utility noun
- publishing house noun
- record label noun
- service industry noun
- shipbuilder noun
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