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Synonyms of trade

25 similar words

Another word for trade is commerce. Other synonyms of trade are deal and business.

Synonyms and similar words for trade

nounThe buying and selling of goods and services on a market.

  • commerceThe exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between...

nounA particular instance of buying or selling, or a series of related transactions executed as a...

  • dealA particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
  • barter

nounThose who perform a particular kind of skilled work.

  • businessA person's occupation, work, or trade.

nounThe skilled practice of a practical occupation.

  • craftA branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied...

nounThe business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.

verbTo give (something) in exchange (for).

  • exchangeTo recommend and get recommendations.
  • swapTo exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
  • switch
  • truckTo trade, exchange; barter.

verbTo use or exploit a particular aspect, such as a name, reputation, or image, to gain advantage or...

verbTo do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.

  • do businessTo be engaged in business, to be involved in commerce or trade.

verbMore synonyms

  • merchandiseTo engage in trade; to carry on commerce.
  • trafficTo pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods.
  • wrixle obsolete

Meaning of trade

  1. noun The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
  2. noun A particular instance of buying or selling, or a series of related transactions executed as a single investment.
  3. noun An idea or strategy for an investment on a market.

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Questions about synonyms of trade

What is another word for trade?
Trade has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as commerce, deal and business.
What does trade mean?
Trade means the buying and selling of goods and services on a market.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trade (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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