The action of trading legally, fairly, or honestly; trade conducted on these principles; = fair trade, n. 1.

The trade of a grocer.

The business of transporting goods, freight, etc.

Phrases. sale or (formerly and) return: see quot. 1838. Frequently attributive.

Reciprocal exchange of labour in the form of work or the products of work; (in early use) spec. the exchange of goods on the basis of value…

(a) (esp. in Hong Kong) a system whereby a local merchant stands as surety for foreign traders to ensure good conduct and payment of debts (now histo…

trade conducted by post; mail order business.

a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another; spec. (Historical) in the…

international trading in commodities conducted through media other than currency (cf. switch deal n. above).

management of the relationship between a company and its clients.

= pick-your-own, adj.

International trade in which goods and services are paid for (partially or in full) by barter or other mechanisms which do not involve the…

The pick-your-own system; a pick-your-own farm.

A system of ethical trade in which a company in a developed country pays a fair price to a producer in a less-developed country, and seeks to…

the practice of using borrowing in a currency with low interest rates to fund investment in securities with a higher rate of return; an instance of…