Retail vs. Trade

Retailnoun

(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.

Retailnoun

(colloquial) Retail price; full price; an abbreviated expression, meaning the full suggested price of a particular good or service, before any sale, discount, or other deal.

Retailadjective

Of or relating to the (actual or figurative) sale of goods or services directly to individuals.

Retailadverb

Direct to consumers, in retail quantities, or at retail prices.

Retailverb

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers.

Retailverb

(archaic) To sell secondhand, or in broken parts.

Retailverb

To repeat or circulate (news or rumours) to others.

Retailnoun

The sale of commodities in small quantities or parcels; - opposed to wholesale; sometimes, the sale of commodities at second hand.

Retailadjective

Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail trade; a retail grocer.

Retailverb

To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to retail cloth or groceries.

Retailverb

To sell at second hand.

Retailverb

To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, to retail slander.

Retailnoun

the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale

Retailverb

be sold at the retail level;

Retailverb

sell on the retail market

Retailadjective

selling or related to selling direct to the consumer;

Retailadverb

at a retail price;

Retailnoun

the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption rather than for resale

Retailadverb

being sold by retail or at a retail price

Retailverb

sell (goods) to the public by retail

Retailverb

(of goods) be sold by retail for (a specified price)

Retailverb

relate or repeat (a story) in detail

Tradenoun

(uncountable) Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.

Tradenoun

(countable) A particular instance of buying or selling.

Tradenoun

(countable) An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.

Tradenoun

(countable) Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.

Tradenoun

(countable) Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.

Tradenoun

(countable) The skilled practice of a practical occupation.

Tradenoun

An occupation in the secondary sector; as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one.

Tradenoun

The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.

Tradenoun

Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.

Tradenoun

(only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.

Tradenoun

A brief sexual encounter.

Tradenoun

Instruments of any occupation.

Tradenoun

(mining) Refuse or rubbish from a mine.

Tradenoun

(obsolete) A track or trail; a way; a path; passage.

Tradenoun

(obsolete) Course; custom; practice; occupation.

Tradeverb

(intransitive) To engage in trade

Tradeverb

(intransitive) To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.

Tradeverb

(transitive) To give (something) in exchange for.

Tradeverb

To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return.

Tradeverb

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

Tradeverb

(intransitive) To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with).

Tradenoun

A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort.

Tradenoun

Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment.

Tradenoun

Business of any kind; matter of mutual consideration; affair; dealing.

Tradenoun

Specifically: The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter, or by buying and selling for money; commerce; traffic; barter.

Tradenoun

The business which a person has learned, and which he engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit; occupation; especially, mechanical employment as distinguished from the liberal arts, the learned professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the trade of a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the trade of a farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician.

Tradenoun

Instruments of any occupation.

Tradenoun

A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus, booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the trade, and are collectively designated as the trade.

Tradenoun

The trade winds.

Tradenoun

Refuse or rubbish from a mine.

Tradeverb

To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business.

Tradeverb

To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.

Tradeverb

To have dealings; to be concerned or associated; - usually followed by with.

Tradeverb

To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter.

Trade

imp. of Tread.

Tradenoun

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services;

Tradenoun

people who perform a particular kind of skilled work;

Tradenoun

an equal exchange;

Tradenoun

the skilled practice of a practical occupation;

Tradenoun

a particular instance of buying or selling;

Tradenoun

the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers;

Tradenoun

steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator;

Tradeverb

engage in the trade of;

Tradeverb

turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase;

Tradeverb

be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions;

Tradeverb

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Tradeverb

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

Tradeadjective

relating to or used in or intended for trade or commerce;

Tradenoun

the action of buying and selling goods and services

Tradenoun

the practice of making one's living in business, as opposed to in a profession or from unearned income

Tradenoun

(in sport) a transfer

Tradenoun

a job requiring manual skills and special training

Tradenoun

the people engaged in a particular area of business

Tradenoun

people licensed to sell alcoholic drink.

Tradenoun

a trade wind

Tradeverb

buy and sell goods and services

Tradeverb

buy or sell (a particular item or product)

Tradeverb

(especially of shares or currency) be bought and sold at a specified price

Tradeverb

exchange (something) for something else, typically as a commercial transaction

Tradeverb

give and receive (something, typically insults or blows)

Tradeverb

transfer (a player) to another team

Trade

Trade involves the transfer of goods or 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.