trade
noun/treɪd/
Слово англійською: trade
Переклад trade українською: торгі́вля (о́бмін това́рами і т. д.), торг, торгі́вля (професі́йна дія́льність), підприє́мництво, ві́льна торгі́вля, учи́лище, паса́т
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries
- international/foreign/global/world trade
- trade in something the international trade in oil
- the illegal trade in wildlife
- the arms/drugs trade
- The Senate has approved a trade agreement with Latin American nations.
- trade between/with somebody/something Trade between the two countries has increased.
- an international trade barrier to GM food
- Market prices and trade liberalization have increased prices.
- trade negotiations/talks
- Public support for the current trade policy is declining.
- a bilateral trade deal
Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning a business- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
- run/operate a business/company/franchise
- head/run a firm/department/team
- make/secure/win/block a deal
- expand/grow/build the business
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
- increase/expand production/output/sales
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
- find/build/create a market for something
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
- develop/launch/promote a product/website
- create/generate demand for your product
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
- attract/encourage investment/investors
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation
- liquidate/wind up a company
- survive/weather a recession/downturn
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
Collocations International relationsInternational relationsTradesee also balance of trade, cap and trade, fair trade, free trade- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
- form/join a trading bloc
- live in/compete in a global/the world economy
- support/promote free trade
- adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
- erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
- impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
- have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
- embrace/resist/drive globalization
- conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
- pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
- require/use/conduct diplomacy
- establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
- foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
- facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
- exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
- consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
- hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
- cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
- have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a summit meeting
- launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
- send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
- begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
- be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
- negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
- broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
- be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
- compromise/endanger/protect national security
- justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
- threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
- impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
- close/protect/secure/patrol the border
- lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
- negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
- send/provide/request/cut off military aid
- bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
- deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
- reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
Wordfinder- boom
- business
- commerce
- embargo
- import
- market
- monopoly
- sanction
- tariff
- trade
- [countable] a particular type of business
- the building/food/tourist trade
- in the… trade He works in the retail trade (= selling goods in shops/stores).
- the fur/book trade
- the trade[singular + singular or plural verb] a particular area of business and the people or companies that are connected with it
- They offer discounts to the trade (= to people who are working in the same business).
- a trade magazine/journal
- Their company is respected and well known in the trade.
- It's a trade association that represents all segments of the dairy industry.
- The trade has/have called for fairer regulation.
- [uncountable, countable] the amount of goods or services that you sell synonym business
- Trade was very good last month.
- All around the pyramids, salespeople were doing a roaring trade in souvenirs.
- [uncountable, countable] a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and that requires special training and skills
- by trade He was a carpenter by trade.
- When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade.
- She was surrounded by the tools of her trade (= everything she needs to do her job).
Synonyms workworkemployment ▪ career ▪ profession ▪ occupation ▪ tradeThese are all words for the jobs that somebody does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time. work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money:- It’s very difficult to find work at the moment.
- Only half the people here are in paid employment.
- He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.
- He hopes to enter the medical profession.
- Please state your name, age, and occupation.
- Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.
- in/out of work/employment
- (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation
- permanent/temporary work/employment
- (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation
- (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
- to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
- to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Low German, literally ‘track’, of West Germanic origin; related to tread. Early senses included ‘course, way of life’, which gave rise in the 16th cent. to ‘habitual practice of an occupation’, ‘skilled handicraft’. The current verb senses date from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
do a roaring trade (in something)
- (informal) to sell a lot of something very quickly
- The ice-cream vendors were doing a roaring trade.
a jack of all trades
- a person who can do many different types of work, but who perhaps does not do them very well
ply for trade/hire/business
- (British English) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business
- taxis plying for trade outside the theatre
ply your trade
- to do your work or business
- This is the restaurant where he plied his trade as a cook.
- Drug dealers openly plied their trade in front of children.
the tricks of the trade
- the clever ways of doing things, known and used by people who do a particular job or activity