commercial trade
Buying and selling
Commercial trade is the buying and selling of goods and services for profit, as distinct from personal exchange or gifts.
The phrase is somewhat redundant—trade is inherently commercial—but emphasizes the business aspect: Commercial trade between the two nations has doubled since the treaty.
Often used in contexts of international commerce, tariffs, and economic policy.
- buyerOne who acquires things
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- import exportInternational goods exchange
- raw materialsUnprocessed production inputs
- sellerOne who trades goods
finished goods · tariffs · currency exchange · bill of lading · port of entry · wholesaler · intellectual property · retailer · customs duties · logistics · quotas · duty free · most favored nation · globalization · mercantilism · mixed economy · embargoes · distributor
commercial tradegift-giving
Offering presents to others
charitable donation · philanthropy · subsistence economy · humanitarian aid · mutual aid
commercial tradebarter
Direct goods-for-goods exchange
direct exchange · gift economy · gift exchange · swapping · subsistence economy
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