Words / A2

TRAYD/treɪd/

Trade is buying and selling, or a skilled practical job: international trade, learn a trade, trade as a verb (swap). Business is a wider cousin. Job is wider still. Trail is a path. Do not write trade when you mean trail, or tread.

Meaning

The activity of buying and selling, or a skilled practical job.

Examples

• “Tourism is an important trade in this coastal town.”
• “The old port grew rich on trade with other cities.”
• “She learned a trade as an electrician after college.”

Good to know

international trade / learn a trade. Wider: business. Mix-up: trail.

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