Synonyms for trading
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade.
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Trade or trading is, in general, the exchanging of one thing for another; in the special sense, a trade is an occupation involving manual training and skilled labor; as, the ancient Jews held that every boy should learn a trade.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- mercantile To what extent was Igor wrong calling her "mercantile"?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| trading | rising | |
| mercantile | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- commercial3, mercantile3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (commercial3 = 3 syllables).