trade bill — ➔ bill of exchange * * * ► See Bill of Exchange. * * * trade bill UK US noun [C] (also commercial bill) FINANCE, COMMERCE ► a bill of exchange (= a document ordering someone to pay a particular amount at a particular time) tha … Financial and business terms
trade — n. & v. n. 1 a buying and selling. b buying and selling conducted between nations etc. c business conducted for profit (esp. as distinct from a profession) (a butcher by trade). d business of a specified nature or time (Christmas trade; tourist… … Useful english dictionary
exchange — A voluntary association or corporation organized for the purpose of furnishing its members a convenient and suitable place to transact their business, of promoting uniformity in the customs and usages of merchants, of inculcating principles of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
trade in — Synonyms and related words: bargain, barter, be in, blind bargain, buy and sell, carry, change, deal, deal in, dicker, do business, exchange, give in exchange, handle, hard bargain, horse trade, horse trade, interchange, job, market, merchandise … Moby Thesaurus
trade-off — noun Date: 1961 1. a balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time < the education versus experience trade off which governs personnel practices H. S. White > 2. a giving up of one thing in return for another ; exchange •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
exchange of goods — See barter; exchange; trade … Ballentine's law dictionary
trade — 1 n 1 a: the business or work in which one engages regularly b: an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill c: the persons engaged in an occupation 2: the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities 3: an act or instance of… … Law dictionary
exchange — ex·change n 1 a: a giving of something of value (as real property) in return for something of equal value (as money or property of a like kind) b in the civil law of Louisiana: a giving of something of value in return for something of equal value … Law dictionary
TRADE — Exchange was already flourishing in the Neolithic and Bronze Age of central Italy. By the later phases of the Bronze Age, the exchange of finished bronze products had become a key element of the intensifying economy. In terms of external trade … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
Trade — Trade, n. [Formerly, a path, OE. tred a footmark. See {Tread}, n. & v.] 1. A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A postern with a blind wicket there was, A common trade to pass through Priam s house … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trade dollar — Trade Trade, n. [Formerly, a path, OE. tred a footmark. See {Tread}, n. & v.] 1. A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A postern with a blind wicket there was, A common trade to pass through Priam s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English