(uncountable, UK) The commercial buying and selling of goods and services.
(uncountable) International buying and selling of goods and services.
(countable) Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
The skilled trades were the first to organize modern
labor unions.
(countable) Those engaged in an
industry or group of related industries.
It is not a retail showroom.
It is only for the trade.
(countable) The skilled
practice of a practical occupation.
He learned his Trade as an apprentice.
(countable) A particular instance of buying or selling.
I did no trades with them once the
rumors started.
(uncountable, UK) The
business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
Even before noon there was considerable trade.
(only as plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
They rode the trades going west.
(only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an
industry or related group of industries.
Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades.