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fair-trade

fair-trade
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fair treyd]
    • /fɛər treɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fair treyd]
    • /fɛər treɪd/

Definitions of fair-trade word

  • verb with object fair-trade to sell (a commodity) under a fair-trade agreement. 1
  • verb without object fair-trade to sell a commodity under a fair-trade agreement. 1
  • adjective fair-trade subject to or resulting from a fair-trade agreement: fair-trade items; fair-trade prices. 1
  • noun fair-trade trade carried on under a fair-trade agreement. 1

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Origin of fair-trade

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fair-trade

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fair-trade popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for fair-trade

noun fair-trade

  • balance of trade — A country's balance of trade is the difference in value, over a period of time, between the goods it imports and the goods it exports.

Top questions with fair-trade

  • what is fair-trade?
  • what does fair-trade mean?

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