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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Trade \Trade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Traded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Trading}.]
1. 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.
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A free port, where nations . . . resorted with their
goods and traded. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.
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3. To have dealings; to be concerned or associated; --
usually followed by with.
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How did you dare to trade and traffic with Macbeth?
--Shak.
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