that edition of a book sold to the general public, as distinguished from a school edition, etc. of the same book
trade edition in American English
noun
an edition of a book for distribution through general bookstores
Word origin
[1840–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, creationism, sensationalism, striation, warmup
Examples of 'trade edition' in a sentence
trade edition
If the price will be beyond most readers, then at least their appetite for a trade edition ought to be sharpened.