trading house
Merchant business entity
A trading house is a business that buys and sells goods, especially in international commerce.
Historically, trading houses were companies that facilitated trade between distant regions—the great trading houses of colonial-era Europe moved spices, textiles, and commodities across continents.
Today the term applies to firms dealing in commodities, financial instruments, or wholesale goods: The trading house specializes in agricultural exports.
- merchantOne who sells wares
- East India CompanyBritish colonial trading corporation
- brokerageTransaction-facilitating service
- merchant bankFirm financing trade and corporations
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
foreign exchange · warehouse · exchange · letters of credit · import · export · wholesale · guild · emporium · cargo · spices · silk · ledger · bill of lading · shipping manifest · counting · vault · dealer
- Japan economyBank of Japan, yen, Nikkei, Tokyo Stock Exchange, bubble economy
- shopsshop, boutique, store, bakery, bookstores
- trade organizationschamber of commerce, customs union, common market, guild, cartel
trading houseretail shop
Consumer goods establishment
retail store · boutique · corner shop · mom-and-pop store · street vendor
trading housecharity
Voluntary aid for others
nonprofit organization · public institution · government agency · philanthropic foundation · subsistence farm
trading housemanufacturer
One who produces goods
factory · workshop · farm · assembly plant · fabricator
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