trades

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /tɹeɪdz/
• Rhymes: -eɪdz

trades

1. plural of trade

trades pl (plural only)

2. Ellipsis of building and manufacturing trades: the vocations of skilled blue-collar workers; the workforce in these vocations.

   Meronyms: (people) tradespersons, tradesmen, trade unions; (component vocations) see list of trades

   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.

4. 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).

   Meronyms: trade papers, trade journals, trade magazines

   Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades.

6. Ellipsis of trade winds: steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.

   They rode the trades going west.

trades

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of trade

• adrets, E-tards, readst, desart, treads, stared, derats, steard, daters, darest

• IPA^(key): /tʁɛd/

trades

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of trader

• tardes, tardés

trades

1. plural of trade

trades

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of tradar

trādēs

1. second-person singular future active indicative of trādō