TRADE


Meaning of TRADE in English

n.

Function: adjective

Date: 1633

1 : of, relating to, or used in trade

2 a : intended for or limited to persons in a business or industry <a trade publication> < trade sales> b : serving others in the same business rather than the ultimate user or consumer <a trade printing house>

3 also trades : of, composed of, or representing the trades or trade unions <a trade committee>

4 : having a larger softcover format than that of a mass-market paperback and usually sold only in bookstores < trade paperbacks> also : of or relating to the publishing of such books

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.