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trading
buying or selling securities or commodities
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trade
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
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e-commerce
commerce conducted electronically (as on the internet)
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exchange, interchange
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
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IPO, initial offering, initial public offering
a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
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business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
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carriage trade
trade from upper-class customers
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importation, importing
the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
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exportation, exporting
the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country
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marketing
the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service
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distribution
the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
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marketing, merchandising, selling
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
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traffic
buying and selling; especially illicit trade
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defrayal, defrayment, payment
the act of paying money
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evasion, nonpayment
the deliberate act of failing to pay money
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bond trading, bond-trading activity
trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)
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program trading
a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs
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short sale, short selling
sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price)
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short covering
the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale
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insider trading
buying or selling corporate stock by a corporate officer or other insider on the basis of information that has not been made public and is supposed to remain confidential
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bait and switch
a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product
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private treaty
a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency
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bootlegging
the act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
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bootlegging
the act of selling illegally or without permission
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capitalisation, capitalization
the sale of capital stock
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tourism, touristry
the business of providing services to tourists
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fishing
the occupation of catching fish for a living
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butchering, butchery
the business of a butcher
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tax evasion
the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report)
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storage
the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
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industry, manufacture
the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
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fair trade
trade that is conducted legally
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fair trade
trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations
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free trade
international trade free of government interference
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conversion
act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
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field, field of operation, line of business
a particular kind of commercial enterprise
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employee-owned business, employee-owned enterprise
a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it
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finance
the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
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discount business
the business of selling merchandise at a discount
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real-estate business
the business of selling real estate
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advertising, publicizing
the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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publication, publishing
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
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printing
the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
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packaging
the business of packing
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agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm
a large-scale farming enterprise
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building, construction
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
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shipping, transport, transportation
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
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barter, swap, swop, trade
an equal exchange
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smuggling
secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
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direct marketing
marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer
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channel, distribution channel
a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
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drug traffic, drug trafficking, narcotraffic
traffic in illegal drugs
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barratry, simony
traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
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slave trade, slave traffic
traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries
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retail
the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
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wholesale
the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
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sale
a particular instance of selling
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syndication
selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
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dumping
selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
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dutch auction
a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found
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retailing
the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
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telecommerce, telemarketing, teleselling
the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales
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hawking, peddling, vending, vendition
the act of selling goods for a living
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venture
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
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resale
the selling of something purchased
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sale
the general activity of selling
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amortisation, amortization
payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers
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fee splitting
payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral
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overpayment
the act of paying too much
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prepayment
payment in advance
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ransom
payment for the release of someone
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refund, repayment
the act of returning money received previously
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remuneration
the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
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rendering
giving in acknowledgment of obligation
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disbursal, disbursement, outlay, spending
the act of spending or disbursing money
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tribute
payment by one nation for protection by another
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underpayment
the act of paying less than required
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foreign exchange
the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place