Non-trade

[treyd] /treɪd/

noun
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 trade.
2.
the act of buying, selling, or exchanging stocks, bonds, or currency:
Stock brokerages typically charge a commission per trade.
3.
a purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.
4.
an exchange of items, usually without payment of money.
5.
Sports. the transfer of a player or players among professional teams:
a midseason trade.
6.
any occupation pursued as a business or livelihood.
7.
some line of skilled manual or mechanical work; craft:
the trade of a carpenter; printer’s trade.
8.
people engaged in a particular line of business:
a lecture of interest only to the trade.
9.
market:
an increase in the tourist trade.
10.
a field of business activity:
a magazine for the furniture trade.
11.
the customers of a business establishment.
12.
Informal. .
13.
trades, (def 1).
verb (used with object), traded, trading.
14.
to buy and sell; barter; traffic in.
15.
to exchange:
to trade seats.
16.
Sports. to transfer (a player under contract) from one team to another:
The manager traded two defensive players at the end of the season.
verb (used without object), traded, trading.
17.
to carry on trade.
18.
to be bought, sold, or exchanged:
Stocks traded lower after the release of the jobs report.
19.
to traffic (usually followed by in):
a tyrant who trades in human lives.
20.
to make an exchange.
21.
to make one’s purchases; shop; buy.
adjective
22.
of or relating to trade or commerce.
23.
used by, serving, or intended for a particular trade:
trade journal.
24.
Also, trades. of, composed of, or serving the members of a trade:
a trade club.
Verb phrases
25.
trade down, to exchange a more valuable or desirable item for a less valuable or desirable one.
26.
trade in, to give (a used article) as payment to be credited toward a purchase:
We trade in our car every three years.
27.
trade off, to exchange something for or with another.
28.
trade on/upon, to turn to one’s advantage, especially selfishly or unfairly; exploit:
to trade on the weaknesses of others.
29.
trade up, to exchange a less valuable or desirable item for a more valuable or desirable one.
/treɪd/
noun
1.
the act or an instance of buying and selling goods and services either on the domestic (wholesale and retail) markets or on the international (import, export, and entrepôt) markets related adjective mercantile
2.
a personal occupation, esp a craft requiring skill
3.
the people and practices of an industry, craft, or business
4.
exchange of one thing for something else
5.
the regular clientele of a firm or industry
6.
amount of custom or commercial dealings; business
7.
a specified market or business: the tailoring trade
8.
an occupation in commerce, as opposed to a profession
9.
commercial customers, as opposed to the general public: trade only, trade advertising
10.
(homosexual slang) a sexual partner or sexual partners collectively
11.
(archaic) a custom or habit
verb
12.
(transitive) to buy and sell (commercial merchandise)
13.
to exchange (one thing) for another
14.
(intransitive) to engage in trade
15.
(intransitive) to deal or do business (with): we trade with them regularly
adjective
16.
intended for or available only to people in industry or business: trade prices
n.

late 14c., “path, track, course of action,” introduced by the Hanse merchants, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German trade “track, course” (probably originally of a trading ship), cognate with Old English tredan (see 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.
v.

1540s, “to tread a path,” from 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.

Business or commerce; economic activity.

noun phrase

Any record of performance, esp of success; chart, footprint, form: I have a lot of relevant experience and a good track record/ Voluntary organizations have a much better track record in the third world

[1965+; fr the record of performance of a racehorse on the racetrack]