trade
noun /treɪd/
/treɪd/
Idioms - [uncountable] the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries
- international/foreign/global/world trade
- trade in something the international trade in oil
- the illegal trade in wildlife
- the arms/drugs trade
- The Senate has approved a trade agreement with Latin American nations.
- trade between/with somebody/something Trade between the two countries has increased.
- an international trade barrier to GM food
- Market prices and trade liberalization have increased prices.
- trade negotiations/talks
- Public support for the current trade policy is declining.
- a bilateral trade deal
Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning a business- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
- run/operate a business/company/franchise
- head/run a firm/department/team
- make/secure/win/block a deal
- expand/grow/build the business
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
- increase/expand production/output/sales
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
- find/build/create a market for something
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
- develop/launch/promote a product/website
- create/generate demand for your product
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
- attract/encourage investment/investors
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation
- liquidate/wind up a company
- survive/weather a recession/downturn
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
Collocations International relationsInternational relationsTradesee also balance of trade, cap and trade, fair trade, free trade- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
- form/join a trading bloc
- live in/compete in a global/the world economy
- support/promote free trade
- adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
- erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
- impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
- have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
- embrace/resist/drive globalization
- conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
- pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
- require/use/conduct diplomacy
- establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
- foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
- facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
- exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
- consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
- hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
- cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
- have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
- launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
- send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
- begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
- be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
- negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
- broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
- be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
- compromise/endanger/protect national security
- justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
- threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
- impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
- close/protect/secure/patrol the border
- lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
- negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
- send/provide/request/cut off military aid
- bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
- deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
- reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
Wordfinder- boom
- business
- commerce
- embargo
- import
- market
- monopoly
- sanction
- tariff
- trade
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1, Shoppingb1, Politicsb1- The US has restricted trade with India.
- Several local companies took part in a trade mission to Spain.
- Steps were taken to ban the trade in ivory.
- The US was accused of employing unfair trade practices.
- The countries were locked in a trade war, refusing to allow imports of each other's goods.
- The five countries formed a regional trade bloc.
- They already dominated the domestic trade in raw jute.
- Trade between the Adriatic ports and their hinterland had grown.
- attempts to curb the illicit trade in exotic species
- the boom and slump periods of a trade cycle
- the evil trade in drugs
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booming
- brisk
- burgeoning
- …
- conduct
- do
- engage in
- …
- boom
- expand
- flourish
- …
- balance
- figures
- performance
- …
- in a/the trade
- trade between
- trade in
- …
- [countable] a particular type of business
- the building/food/tourist rade
- in the… trade He works in the retail trade (= selling goods in shops/stores).
- the fur/book trade
Extra Examples- She's in the wholesale fruit trade.
- the area's dependence on the tourist trade
- Employment in the building trade is notoriously irregular.
- He built up a trade in seeds, corn, and manure.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booming
- brisk
- burgeoning
- …
- conduct
- do
- engage in
- …
- boom
- expand
- flourish
- …
- balance
- figures
- performance
- …
- in a/the trade
- trade between
- trade in
- …
- the trade[singular + singular or plural verb] a particular area of business and the people or companies that are connected with it
- They offer discounts to the trade (= to people who are working in the same business).
- a trade magazine/journal
- Their company is respected and well known in the trade.
- It's a trade association that represents all segments of the dairy industry.
Extra Examples- The vase was bought by a trade buyer.
- These flour sacks are known in the trade as ‘pockets’.
- the trade body representing water companies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booming
- brisk
- burgeoning
- …
- conduct
- do
- engage in
- …
- boom
- expand
- flourish
- …
- balance
- figures
- performance
- …
- in a/the trade
- trade between
- trade in
- …
- [uncountable, countable] the amount of goods or services that you sell synonym business
- Trade was very good last month.
- All around the pyramids, salespeople were doing a roaring trade in souvenirs.
Extra Examples- Shops have lost a day's trade.
- Stores are doing a brisk trade in wizard accessories and vampire kits.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- booming
- brisk
- burgeoning
- …
- conduct
- do
- engage in
- …
- boom
- expand
- flourish
- …
- balance
- figures
- performance
- …
- in a/the trade
- trade between
- trade in
- …
- [uncountable, countable] a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and that requires special training and skills
- by trade He was a carpenter by trade.
- When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade.
- She was surrounded by the tools of her trade (= everything she needs to do her job).
Synonyms workwork- employment
- career
- profession
- occupation
- trade
- work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money:
- It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
- employment (rather formal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work:
- Only half the people here are in paid employment.
- career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes:
- He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
- profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education:
- He hopes to enter the medical profession.
- occupation (rather formal) a job or profession:
- Please state your name, age, and occupation.
- trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills:
- Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
- in/out of work/employment
- (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation
- permanent/temporary work/employment
- (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation
- (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
- to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
- to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment
Extra Examples- If you've got a trade, you need never be out of work.
- Dressmaking is a highly skilled trade.
- the tools needed to carry on a trade
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- skilled
- building
- learn
- carry on
- exercise
- …
- by trade
- a jack of all trades
- the tricks of the trade
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Low German, literally ‘track’, of West Germanic origin; related to tread. Early senses included ‘course, way of life’, which gave rise in the 16th cent. to ‘habitual practice of an occupation’, ‘skilled handicraft’. The current verb senses date from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
do a roaring trade (in something)
- (informal) to sell a lot of something very quickly
- The ice-cream vendors were doing a roaring trade.
a jack of all trades
- a person who can do many different types of work, but who perhaps does not do them very well
ply for trade/hire/business
- (British English) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business
- taxis plying for trade outside the theatre
ply your trade
- to do your work or business
- This is the restaurant where he plied his trade as a cook.
- Drug dealers openly plied their trade in front of children.
the tricks of the trade
- the clever ways of doing things, known and used by people who do a particular job or activity