Used in a Sentence

trades

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for trades.

Editorial note

Let's throw out a scenario here - Microsoft trades its OS dominance for a dominance in cloud computing.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Ellipsis of building and manufacturing trades (“the vocations of skilled blue-collar workers; the workforce in these vocations”).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of trades gathered in one view.

noun

Ellipsis of building and manufacturing trades (“the vocations of skilled blue-collar workers; the workforce in these vocations”).

noun

Ellipsis of trade winds (“steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator”).

noun

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)”).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for trades.

noun

Ellipsis of building and manufacturing trades (“the vocations of skilled blue-collar workers; the workforce in these vocations”).

noun

Ellipsis of trade winds (“steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator”).

noun

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)”).

Example sentences

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Let's throw out a scenario here - Microsoft trades its OS dominance for a dominance in cloud computing.

2

Which by itself sounds a laudable thing but really unrealistic for many trades, and in particular software development.

3

It is a hack which trades long term reliability for short term stability and ease of installation.

4

But people who sold after his trades made a stupid decision -- to buy overpriced mortgages.

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In fact, heterogeneity is required in nearly any model, otherwise no trades will occur.

6

You will be writing core code that makes trades in the securities markets.

7

As for other issues with ES6+7, the new syntax trades a few characters for a lack of clarity about what is actually happening.

8

Trading anything with your friends (cards, etc) is a business, especially if those trades make the value of your collection go up or down.

9

Be a jack of all trades rather than a master of one.

10

I have about five major peer groups, it's kind of like the jack of all trades, master of none conundrum.

11

It seems like it trades obvious functionality for stupid meme integrations.

12

Jack of all trades isn't a bad thing per say.

Quote examples

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A jack of all trades is great in a senior developer who's had time to learn one or more things "deep".

2

Identify any overlaps to spot consolidation opportunities that don't increase risk with "jack of all trades, master of nothing" results (eg F-35).

3

If the "German Euro" was to split from the "not German Euro" tomorrow as the CHF unpegged recently, do you think it would trade higher or lower than it trades now?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use trades in a sentence?

Let's throw out a scenario here - Microsoft trades its OS dominance for a dominance in cloud computing.

What does trades mean?

Ellipsis of building and manufacturing trades (“the vocations of skilled blue-collar workers; the workforce in these vocations”).

What part of speech is trades?

trades is commonly used as noun.