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trade
ADJECTIVE:

1. of or relating to trade or commerce.

2. used by, serving, or intended for a particular trade: 
trade journal.

3. Also "trades," of, composed of, or serving the members of a trade: 
a trade club.

4. intended for or available only to people in industry or business:
trade prices.

5. of, relating to, or used in trade.

6. intended for or limited to persons in a business or industry: 
a trade publication; trade sales.

7. serving others in the same business rather than the ultimate user or consumer: 
a trade printing house.

8. or less commonly "trades," of, composed of, or representing the trades or trade unions: 
a trade committee.

9. having a larger softcover format than that of a mass-market paperback and usually sold only in bookstores: 
trade paperbacks 

—also, of or relating to the publishing of such books.
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Origin:

1300–50; 1540–50 for def. 6; Middle English: course, path, track <Middle Low German, Middle Dutch (Old Saxon trada), cognate with Old High German trata; akin to tread. British dictionary: C14 (in the sense: track, hence, a regular business): related to Old Saxon trada, Old High German trata track; see tread. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of trade: Noun: 15th century. Verb: 1553. Adjective: 1625. History and Etymology for trade: Noun: Middle English, from Middle Low German; akin to Old High German trata track, course, Old English tredan to tread. —Merriam-Webster.

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Updated: 26 August 2020 {8:12 AM}
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