<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries.</li><li>the act of buying, selling, or exchanging stocks, bonds, or currency.</li><li>a purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.</li><li>an exchange of items, usually without payment of money.</li><li>the transfer of a player or players among professional teams.</li><li>any occupation pursued as a business or livelihood.</li><li>some line of skilled manual or mechanical work; craft.</li><li>people engaged in a particular line of business.</li><li>an increase in the tourist trade.</li><li>a field of business activity.</li><li>the customers of a business establishment.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to buy and sell; barter; traffic in.</li><li>to exchange.</li><li>to transfer (a player under contract) from one team to another.</li><li>to carry on trade.</li><li>to be bought, sold, or exchanged.</li><li>to traffic (usually followed by in).</li><li>to make an exchange.</li><li>to make one's purchases; shop; buy.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to trade or commerce.</li><li>used by, serving, or intended for a particular trade.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to give (a used article) as payment to be credited toward a purchase.</li><li>to exchange a more valuable or desirable item for a less valuable or desirable one.</li><li>to exchange something for or with another.</li><li>to turn to one's advantage, especially selfishly or unfairly; exploit.</li></ul>