off-trade

  • 1off-trade — noun the part of the market in alcoholic drinks which is made up of off sales …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 2trade-off — ˈtrade off noun [countable] a balance between two situations in order to get an acceptable result: • The legal restrictions will remain as a trade off for allowing interstate investment. * * * trade off UK US /ˈtreɪdɒf/ noun [C, usually singular] …

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  • 3Trade — A verbal (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. Settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I …

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  • 4trade — An oral (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A trade is a deal …

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  • 5trade — trade1 W1S3 [treıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(buying/selling)¦ 2 the hotel/tourist etc trade 3¦(amount of business)¦ 4¦(an exchange of things)¦ 5 the trade 6¦(job/work)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: course, way, track ] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6trade — 1 /treId/ noun 1 BUYING/SELLING (U) the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries: There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. | the arms trade (=the buying and selling of weapons) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7Trade-off — Tradeoff Trade off, Trade off Trade off, n. 1. the exchange of one thing (object, right, opportunity) for another of approximately equal value, so as to seal a bargain, or effect a compromise. [PJC] 2. the giving up of one desired objective in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8trade — [[t]tre͟ɪd[/t]] ♦ trades, trading, traded 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries. The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign… …

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  • 9trade */*/*/ — I UK [treɪd] / US noun Word forms trade : singular trade plural trades 1) [uncountable] business the activities of buying and selling goods or services The two leaders signed agreements on trade and sporting links. trade in: Global trade in… …

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  • 10trade — Synonyms and related words: abalienate, agency, alien, alienate, alternate, amortize, argue, art, assign, backscratching, balance of trade, bandy, bargain, barter, bartering, be quits with, bequeath, big business, blind bargain, brokerage,… …

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