TRADE (2)

trade (2). Trade, v. to buy, sell, deal, traffic, act for money

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