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Seventy per cent of the country's trade is with Europe.
The two countries have signed a trade agreement for one year only.
2. [ U ] business activity
Since the supermarket opened, many small local shops have lost up to 50% of their trade.
In hot weather, shops do a roaring/brisk trade in (= selling a lot of) cold drinks and ice creams.
This level of confidence in the economy is good for trade generally.
trade
/treɪd/
noun
BUSINESS
3. [ C ] a particular business or industry
the building/catering/tourist trade
the book/car/fur trade
He worked in the same trade all his life.
4. [ C or U ] a job, especially one which needs special skill and which involves working with your hands
After she left school, she went to college to learn a trade.
He's a carpenter by trade.
5.
the trade
the people who work in a particular business or industry or in the same one
People who work in the trade can buy their books at a discount.
The company only supplies its goods to the (building/catering) trade, not direct to the public.
trend
/trend/
noun [ C ]
1. a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving
Surveys show a trend away from home-ownership and towards rented accommodation.
There's been a downward/upward trend in sales in the last few years.
2. a new development in clothing, make-up, etc.
Whatever the latest fashion trend, you can be sure Nicki will be wearing it.
The trend at the moment is towards a more natural and less made-up look.
unemployment
/ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
noun [ U ]
1. the number of people who do not have a job which provides money
Unemployment has fallen/risen again for the third consecutive month.
2. the state of being unemployed
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