.trades'union = trade union
the .Trades Union 'Congress = тис
.trades'unionist = trade unionist
'trade .surplus
noun [c, usually sing.] (Economics) a situation in which the value of a country's exports is greater than the value of its imports: They have managed to maintain a large trade surplus, о China posted a trade surplus of $2.2 billion in August. Ioppj trade deficit -> balance of payments, balance of trade'trade terms
= trade discount.trade 'union
(also .trades 'union) (both BrE only) (AmE 'labor .union) (also 'union, BrE, AmE) noun [c]an organization of workers, usually in a particular industry, that exists to protect their interests, improve conditions of work, etc: a trade union
representing car workers о the trade union movementО to belong to/form/set up/join a trade union ♦ a trade union activist/leader/member/official/ representative
► .trade
'unionism noun [u]: the history of trade unionism.trade
'unionist (also .trades 'unionist, both BrE 'unionist, AmE, BrE) noun [c] a member of a trade union'trade
war noun [c] a disagreement between countries in which they take action to damage each other's trade: The European Commission called for talks to try to avert a trade war with the US.an all-out/a bitter/damaging/fierce/full-scale
trade war
'trade-,weighted
adjective [only before noun] (Economics) that shows the value of a country's currency, compared with the currency of other countries that it trades with: The dollar has fallen nearly 5% on a trade-weighted basis, о Last year the dollar lost 9.6% of its value against a trade- weighted basket of currencies.trading /'treidiq/ noun
[u]see also: day trading, emissions fair horse--, insider Office of Fair principal etc.
the activity of buying and selling things: Supermarkets everywhere reported excellent trading in the run-up to the holidays, о The group has been badly hit by tough trading conditions, о unfair trading practices о oil/diamond trading о new laws on Sunday trading (= shops/stores being open on Sundays)
О disappoin tin g/excellen t/i I legal/poor/strong trading ♦ Internet/online trading
(Finance; Stock Exchange) the activity of buying and selling shares, currencies, etc: Shares worth $8 million changed hands during a day of hectic trading, о When trading resumed the next day, the company's share price collapsed, о fast electronic trading of futures
О busy/heavy/hectic/intensive/light/quiet trading ♦ commodity/currency/equity/share/stock trading
trading ac count
noun [c](Accounting) a statement of the money that a company has spent on making or buying goods and of the money received from selling those goods, so that the trading profit can be calculated: The trading account shows a profit of 85205.'trading .company
noun [c] (Commerce) a company that exists to buy and sell goods: a textile trading company'trading es.tate
= industrial estate'trading floor
(BrEalso 'dealing floor) noun [c, usually sing.]