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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)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

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 See also:

• TERM

term meaning track or course, and so surviving in " See also:

• 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)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade-See also:

• WIND
• WIND (a common Teut. word, cognate with Skt. vats, Lat. ventus, cf. " weather," to be of course distinguished from to " wind," to coil or twist, O.Eng. windan, cf. "wander," "wend," &c.)

wind " (q.v.), a wind which always blows in one course; hence a way of See also:

• LIFE

life, business or occupation, and, specifically, the handicraft in which a See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man has been trained and which he makes his means of livelihood, or the See also:

• MERCANTILE (or COMMERCIAL) AGENCIES

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 See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce, comprehending every See also:

• SPECIES

species of See also:

• EXCHANGE

exchange or dealing in commodities . See COMMERCE; See also:

• BALANCE (derived through the Fr. from the Late Lat. bilantia, an apparatus for weighing, from bi, two, and lanx, a dish or scale)

BALANCE OF TRADE; See also:

• FREE

FREE TRADE; See also:

• PROTECTION

PROTECTION; TARIFFS; TRADE ORGANIZATION; and also the sections dealing with trade and commerce. under the various countries .