All trade synonyms
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T t noun trade
- industrialism β an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
- art β Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
- industry β the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- commercialism β Commercialism is the practice of making a lot of money from things without caring about their quality.
- an eye for an eye β You say 'an eye for an eye' or 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' to refer to the idea that people should be punished according to the way in which they offended, for example if they hurt someone, they should be hurt equally badly in return.
- importunity β the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
- knowhow β knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- give and take β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- dos β any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
- weekly β done, happening, appearing, etc., once a week, or every week: a weekly appointment with an analyst.
- brickwork β You can refer to the bricks in the walls of a building as the brickwork.
- ashlar β a block of hewn stone with straight edges for use in building
- crossfire β Crossfire is gunfire, for example in a battle, that comes from two or more different directions and passes through the same area.
- demand β If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- consortia β a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- biz β Biz is sometimes used to refer to the entertainment business, especially pop music or films.
- clientage β a body of clients; clientele.
- organization β the act or process of organizing.
- grindstone β a rotating solid stone wheel used for sharpening, shaping, etc.
- clientele β The clientele of a place or organization are its customers or clients.
- line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- craft β You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
- entreatment β (obsolete) entreaty; invitation.
- consortium β A consortium is a group of people or firms who have agreed to co-operate with each other.
- livelihood β a means of supporting one's existence, especially financially or vocationally; living: to earn a livelihood as a tenant farmer.
- bulldog β A bulldog is a small dog with a large square head and short hair.
- cross-fire β lines of gunfire from two or more positions or combatants crossing one another, or a single one of such lines.
- craftsmanship β Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- merchantry β (dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
- interchange β to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.
verb trade
- chaffer β to haggle or bargain
- castling β the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- dicker β If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary.
- exchange β Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- horse trading β the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- auctioning β Present participle of auction.
- make for β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- auctioned β Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- interface β a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- hawked β a noisy effort to clear the throat.
- merchandize β Alternative spelling of merchandise.
- chaffering β Present participle of chaffer.
- huckstering β Present participle of huckster.
adjective trade
- wholesaling β the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- manufacturing β the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- industrial β of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- merchant β a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.