fair-trade
1 of 2verb
ˈfer-ˈtrād 
fair-traded; fair-trading; fair-trades
transitive verb
: to market (a commodity) in compliance with the provisions of a fair-trade agreement
fair trader noun
fair trade
2 of 2noun
1
: trade in conformity with a fair-trade agreement
2
: a movement whose goal is to help producers in developing countries to get a fair price for their products so as to reduce poverty, provide for the ethical treatment of workers and farmers, and promote environmentally sustainable practices
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Minhae Shim Roth, Good Housekeeping, 27 Aug. 2022 The donuts are then fried in organic, fair trade coconut oil. Meimei Fox, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The chill café became a harried pit stop for monied software engineers, while still cloaking itself in pro-partner, pro-fair trade, pro-Pride slogans. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022 This gorgeous tote is made by a fair trade social enterprise in India using organic cotton, and the artwork is printed with eco-friendly inks. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 July 2022 Building up a rich lather, the shampoo’s sudsy texture is actually 100% soap-free, instead derived from fair trade Samoan coconut oil. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 May 2022 The complimentary refreshment bar—stocked with local, fair trade, organic products—makes post-workout recovery even easier. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 All brands represented by Salt + Snow are either fair trade, BIPOC owned, or otherwise have sustainability and social commitments in place, Thomas said. Steve Larese, Outside Online, 6 July 2022 Revival has swiftly grown and expanded its offerings to include a comprehensive collection of all-natural skin, lip and hair care products created using only the finest quality organic, fair trade, 100-percent vegan ingredients. cleveland, 17 June 2022 See More
Noun
Her designs are ethically handmade with fair trade African gold and conflict-free fine metals. Minhae Shim Roth, Good Housekeeping, 27 Aug. 2022 The donuts are then fried in organic, fair trade coconut oil. Meimei Fox, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The chill café became a harried pit stop for monied software engineers, while still cloaking itself in pro-partner, pro-fair trade, pro-Pride slogans. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022 This gorgeous tote is made by a fair trade social enterprise in India using organic cotton, and the artwork is printed with eco-friendly inks. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 July 2022 Building up a rich lather, the shampoo’s sudsy texture is actually 100% soap-free, instead derived from fair trade Samoan coconut oil. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 May 2022 The complimentary refreshment bar—stocked with local, fair trade, organic products—makes post-workout recovery even easier. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 All brands represented by Salt + Snow are either fair trade, BIPOC owned, or otherwise have sustainability and social commitments in place, Thomas said. Steve Larese, Outside Online, 6 July 2022 Revival has swiftly grown and expanded its offerings to include a comprehensive collection of all-natural skin, lip and hair care products created using only the finest quality organic, fair trade, 100-percent vegan ingredients. cleveland, 17 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1947, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
fair-trade
transitive verb
: to market (a commodity) in compliance with the provisions of a fair-trade agreement
fair-trading
verb
as in marketing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- marketing
- selling
- retailing
- supplying
- picking up
- purchasing
- buying
- distributing
- peddling
- merchandising
- black-marketing
- smuggling
- vending
- swapping
- wholesaling
- exchanging
- bootlegging
- fencing
- engrossing
- trading
- auctioning
- reselling
- taking
- bargaining
- negotiating
- merchandizing
- transacting
- monopolizing
- dealing
- bartering
- investing
- rebuying
- trafficking
- underselling
- speculating
- horse-trading
- cornering
- day-trading
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- boycotting
- blackballing
- blacking
