Trades
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Trades
Noun
- Ellipsis of building and manufacturing trades (“the vocations of skilled blue-collar workers; the workforce in these vocations”).
"He decided to go into the trades because in the 21st century it seemed like a safer career move, in terms of wage rates, than becoming just another mediocre college graduate among a sea thereof."
- Ellipsis of trade publications (“publications within an industry or group of related industries, reporting industry-related news and editorials (and usually also advertising) to people in those vocations (workers and managers)”).
"Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades."
- Ellipsis of trade winds (“steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator”).
"They rode the trades going west."
Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of trade
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