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1Fair Trade Price — A minimum price paid for certain agricultural products imported from developing countries. Fair trade is a movement which believes that it is unethical to pay producers in developing countries the market price if it is too low to provide a… …
2Fair trade debate — Fair trade s increasing popularity has drawn criticism from both ends of the political spectrum. Different arguments are used by those who favour and by those who oppose fair trade, or feel that more strict standards and higher fair trade prices… …
3Fair trade (disambiguation) — Fair trade is a consumer driven movement to promote fair prices and reasonable conditions for producers of primary goods in developing regions. The expression may also denote:* Fairtrade certification, a widespread standard for labelling products …
4fair trade — ➔ trade1 * * * fair trade UK US (also fairtrade) noun [U] ► SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY a system of trading with a developing country in which a good price is paid for their exports, and the people who produce the goods have good working conditions and …
5fair–trade agreement — n: an agreement between a producer and a seller that commodities bearing a trademark, label, or trade name belonging to the producer be sold at or above a specified price ◇ Most fair trade agreements are illegal. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… …
6fair-trade — ☆ fair trade [fer′trād′] adj. designating or of an agreement whereby a seller undertakes to charge no less than the minimum price set by a manufacturer on a specified trademarked or brand name commodity: most U.S. states no longer permit such… …
7fair trade agreement — fair trade agreement, U.S. an agreement which permits manufacturers to set minimum price levels on products. In states that have legalized this agreement, retailers must hold to the price levels set by the manufacturers …
8fair trade agreement — UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► an agreement in which a company cannot sell a product for less than the price agreed with the manufacturer. This is illegal in the US and many other countries …
9fair-trade agreement — fair′ trade′ agree ment n. bus an agreement between a manufacturer and a retailer that a trademarked product will not be sold below a specified price: illegal after 1975 • Etymology: 1935–40 …
10Fair trade — For other uses, see Fair trade (disambiguation). Fair trade is an organized social movement and market based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement… …
