Classes Voluntary Powers Possessive Relations Interchange of Property
Interchange of Property
Nouns
barter, exchange, scorse, truck system
interchange etc. [Double or mutual change.] Interchange
quid pro quo
commutation, composition
Indian gift [U.S.] . trade, commerce, mercature, buying and selling, bargain and sale
traffic, business, nundination, custom, shopping
commercial enterprise, speculation, jobbing, stockjobbing, agiotage, brokery. deal, dealing, transaction, negotiation, bargain. free trade.
Verbs
barter, exchange, swap, swop, truck, scorse
interchange etc. [Double or mutual change.] Interchange
commutate etc. (substitute) [Change of one thing for another.] Substitution
compound for. trade, traffic, buy and sell, give and take, nundinate
carry on a trade, ply a trade, drive a trade
be in business, be in the city
keep a shop, deal in, employ one's capital in. trade with, deal with, have dealings with
transact business with, do business with
open an account with, keep an account with. bargain
drive a bargain, make a bargain
negotiate, bid for
haggle, higgle
dicker [U.S.]
chaffer, huckster, cheapen, beat down
stickle, stickle for
out bid, under bid
ask, charge
strike a bargain etc. (contract) Compact . speculate, give a sprat to catch a herring
buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market, buy low and sell high
corner the market
rig the market, stag the market.
Adjectives
commercial, mercantile, trading
interchangeable, marketable, staple, in the market, for sale. wholesale, retail.
Nouns
purchase, emption
buying, purchasing, shopping
preemption, refusal. coemption, bribery
slave trade. buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee
patron, employer, client, customer, clientele.
Verbs
buy, purchase, invest in, procure
rent etc. (hire) Borrowing
repurchase, buy in. keep in one's pay, bribe, suborn
pay etc. Payment
spend etc. Expenditure . make a purchase, complete a purchase
buy over the counter. shop, market, go shopping.
Phrases
caveat emptor
the customer is always right.
Nouns
sale, vent, disposal
auction, roup, Dutch auction
outcry, vendue
custom etc. (traffic) Barter . vendibility, vendibleness. seller
vender, vendor
merchant etc. Merchant
auctioneer.
Verbs
sell, vend, dispose of, effect a sale
sell over the counter, sell by auction etc. n.
dispense, retail
deal in etc. Barter
sell off, sell out
turn into money, realize
bring to the hammer, bring under the hammer, put up to auction, put up for auction
offer for sale, put up for sale
hawk, bring to market
offer etc. Offer
undersell. let
mortgage etc. (security) Security .
Adjectives
under the hammer, on the market, for sale. salable, marketable, vendible
unsalable etc. unpurchased, unbought
on one's hands.
Nouns
merchant, trader, dealer, monger, chandler, salesman
changer
regrater
shopkeeper, shopman
tradesman, tradespeople, tradesfolk. retailer
chapman, hawker, huckster, higgler
pedlar, colporteur, cadger, Autolycus
sutler, vivandiere
costerman, costermonger
tallyman
camelot
faker
vintner. money broker, money changer, money lender
cambist, usurer, moneyer, banker. jobber
broker etc. (agent) Consignee
buyer etc. Purchase
seller etc. Sale
bear, bull. concern
firm etc. (partnership) Party .
Nouns
merchandise, ware, commodity, effects, goods, article, stock, product, produce, staple commodity
stock in trade etc. (store) Store
cargo etc. (contents) [Things contained.] Contents
Nouns
mart
market, marketplace
fair, bazaar, staple, exchange, change, bourse, hall, guildhall
tollbooth, customhouse
Tattersall's. stall, booth, stand, newsstand
cart, wagon. wharf
office, chambers, countinghouse, bureau
counter, emporium, establishment
store etc. Store
department store, general store, five and ten, variety store, co-op, finding store [U.S.] , grindery warehouse. [food stores: list] grocery, supermarket, candy store, sweet shop, confectionery, bakery, greengrocer, delicatessen, bakeshop, butcher shop, fish store, farmers' market, mom and pop store, dairy, health food store. [specialized stores: list] tobacco shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, cigar store, hardware store, jewelry shop, bookstore, liquor store, gun shop, rod and reel shop, furniture store, drugstore, chemist's [Brit.] , florist, flower shop, shoe store, stationer, stationer's, electronics shop, telephone store, music store, record shop, fur store, sporting goods store, video store, video rental store
lumber store, lumber yard, home improvements store, home improvement center
gas station, auto repair shop, auto dealer, used car dealer. mall, suburban mall, commons, pedestrian mall
shopping street. surplus store, army-navy surplus store. [locations where used articles are sold] auction
flea market
yard sale, garage sale
pawn shop
antiques store
second-hand store, second time around shop, thrift shop. warehouse, wareroom
depot, interposit
Nouns
stock market, stock exchange, securities exchange
bourse, board
the big board, the New York Stock Exchange
the market, the open market
over-the-counter market
privately traded issues. commodities exchange, futures exchange, futures market. the pit, the floor. ticker, stock ticker, quotation
stock index, market index, the Dow Jones Index, the Dow Industrials, the transportation index, utilities, the utilities index
the New York Stock Exchange index, the Nikkei index [Jap.Tr.]
the Financial Times index, the FTI [Brit.] , the over-the-counter index, NASDAQ index. [person or firm trading securities] broker, stockbroker, jobber, stock dealer, odd-lot dealer
specialist. [person who buys or sells stocks] investor, speculator, operator
bull, buyer
bear, short seller
scalper, arbitrager, arbitrageur
stockholder, share-holder, stockholder of record
bond holder, coupon-clipper [Sarc.] . investment
speculation.
Verbs
speculate, invest, trade, trade stocks, play the market
buy long, sell short, take a position, straddle
take a plunge, plunge in, take a flier [Coll.] .
Nouns
securities, stocks, common stock, preferred stock, bonds, puts, calls, options, option contract, warrants, commercial paper, bearer bond, tax-exempt bond, callable bond, convertable bond. share, stock certificate
coupon, bond coupon. liquid assets.