trade 1

trade 1 definition - business

trade 1

  1. The purchase or sale of an asset. See also transaction.
  2. The occupation or business in which a person is employed: The woman next door is employed in the diamond trade.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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