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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 127 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)  , originally a
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term meaning track or course, and so surviving in " trade-wind " (q.v.), a wind which always blows in one course; hence a way of
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life, business or occupation, and, specifically, the handicraft in which a man has been trained and which he makes his means of livelihood, or the mercantile business which he carries on for profit, as opposed to the liberal arts or professions . A further development of meaning makes the word synonymous with commerce, comprehending every
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species of
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exchange or dealing in commodities . See COMMERCE; BALANCE OF TRADE;
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FREE TRADE;
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PROTECTION; TARIFFS; TRADE ORGANIZATION; and also the sections dealing with trade and commerce. under the various countries .

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