buy and sell
Deal in goods
Buy and sell describes the basic activity of commerce—acquiring goods at one price and disposing of them at another.
The phrase often implies trading for profit rather than personal use: He buys and sells antiques for a living.
It can suggest someone treats things as commodities: Politicians who buy and sell influence.
The order is fixed; "sell and buy" sounds wrong.
- tradeExchange of commodities
- trade goodsCommodities for exchange
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- marketVenue for trade
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
yard sale · bargain · haggle · make a deal · deal · merchant · exchange · stock exchange · transaction · profit · auction · vendor · negotiate · commerce · black market · stock · real estate · retail
buy and sellgive away
Provide at no cost
gift · share · donate · barter · subsistence living
buy and sellsubsist
Maintain minimal existence
live off the land · self-sufficiency · autarky · anti-consumerism · communal living
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