fair trade
(also fairtrade) noun [U]Definition
› SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY a system of trading with a developing country in which a good price is paid for their exports, and the people who produce the goods have good working conditions and are paid a fair wage: It's important that the benefits of fair trade reach the poorest communities. The use of child labor goes completely against fairtrade principles.
› ECONOMICS an agreement between countries that trade with each other that they will not charge tax on imports from the other country or countries: China protested that the EU's actions amounted to a breach of fair trade regulations.
› SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, COMMERCE trading that is fair to consumers
fairtrade coffee/bananas/chocolate, etc. › SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, COMMERCE things produced in a developing country by people who have good working conditions and fair pay, and who are paid a fair price for their goods: Consumers are increasingly choosing fair trade products.
(Definition of fair trade noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “fair trade”
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
