Trade
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
is the voluntary exchange of goods, services, or both.
Trade or trading may also refer to:
Geography
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Trade, Tennessee
Trade is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States. The easternmost community in the state, Trade is located between the towns of Mountain City, Tennessee, and Boone, North Carolina, along US 421. Generally considere ...
, an unincorporated community, United States
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Trade City, Pennsylvania
Trade City (also Davidsville) is an unincorporated community in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.
History Notoriety
On June 3, 2012, Richard Shotts was murdered in North Mahoning Township near Trade City. Shaun Fairman was convicted i ...
, an unincorporated community, United States
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Trades, Rhône
Trades () is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Deux-Grosnes.''Trade'' (film), a 2007 film produced by Roland Emmerich and Rosilyn Heller
* Trade, a
trading card game
A collectible card game (CCG), also called a trading card game (TCG) among other names, is a type of card game that mixes strategy game, strategic deck building elements with features of trading cards, introduced with ''Magic: The Gathering'' in ...
* Trade, in collective card games, is an in-game exchange of cards that doesn't produce
card advantage
Card advantage (often abbreviated CA) is a term used in collectible card game strategy to describe the state of one player having access to more cards than another player, usually by drawing more cards through in-game effects to increase the size ...
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Trade paperback (comics)
In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually presenting either a complete miniseries, a story arc from a single titl ...
, a collection of stories originally published in comic books
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Trade magazine
A trade magazine, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for thi ...
(also called a trade journal, or trade paper, trade publication, or trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry; the collective term for this area of publishing is the trade press
Occupations and industries
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Trade
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market.
An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct excha ...
, or
craft
A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale prod ...
, traditional blue and grey collar occupations requiring manual skills and specialized knowledge
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Trade fair
A trade fair, also known as trade show, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and c ...
(also called an expo or a trade exhibition, or trade show), an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and customers, study activities of rivals, and examine recent market trends and opportunities
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Trade guild
A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradesmen belonging to a professional association. They sometimes ...
, an association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area
Other uses
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Trade (gay slang)
Trade (also known as chow) is a gay slang term which refers to the casual partner of a gay man or to the genre of such pairings.Trade (nightclub)
Trade was a culturally important gay nightclub at Turnmills, Clerkenwell Road, London started in 1990 by Laurence Malice.
History Early years 1990–1995
Trade originated as an underground club night beneath Turnmills pub in Clerkenwell Roa ...
, a gay nightclub in London
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Trade (sports)
In professional sports within the United States and Canada, a trade is a sports league transaction between sports clubs involving the exchange of player rights from one team to another. Though player rights are the primary trading assets, draft ...
, a sports league transaction between sports teams involving the exchange of player rights
* Stock in trade, inventory
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Collecting
The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining items that are of interest to an individual ''collector''. Collections differ in a wide variety of respects, most obvio ...
, the activity of exchanging collectible items such as stamps or game cards
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Exchange (disambiguation)
Exchange may refer to:
Physics
*Gas exchange is the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Places United States
* Exchange, Indiana, an unincorporated community
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