n. 25B6; noun
the illicit trade in stolen cattle : COMMERCE, buying and selling, dealing, traffic, trafficking, business, marketing, merchandising; dealings, transactions.
the glazier's trade : CRAFT, occupation, job, career, profession, business, line (of work), métier, vocation, calling, walk of life, field; work, employment.
mercantile.
25B6; verb
he made his fortune trading in beaver pelts : DEAL, buy and sell, traffic, market, merchandise, peddle; informal hawk, flog.
the business is trading at a loss : OPERATE, run, do business.
I traded the old machine for a newer model : SWAP, exchange, switch; barter.
25A0; trade on EXPLOIT, take advantage of, capitalize on, profit from, use, make use of; milk; informal cash in on.