trade 1 n
1 a: the business or work in which one engages regularly
b: an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill
c: the persons engaged in an occupation
2: the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities
3: an act or instance of trading; also: an exchange of property usu. without use of money
trade 2 vb trad·ed, trad·ing
vi
1: to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods
2: to give one thing in exchange for another
3: to engage in selling
vt
1: to give in exchange for another commodity; also: to make an exchange of
2: to engage in frequent buying and selling of (as stocks or commodities) usu. in search of quick profits
trad·able also trade·able adj
trade 3 adj
1: of, relating to, or used in trade or in a particular trade or business
2 also trades: of, composed of, or representing the trades or labor unions
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.