トレードtoreedo

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbtrade; trading
    ジョンソンがトレードされるという噂うわさがある。↗
    There's a rumor Johnson is going to be traded.
Conjugation
Dictionary formトレードする
Polite (masu)トレードします
Negative (nai)トレードしない
polite (masen)トレードしません
classical zu / nuトレードせず・トレードせぬ
Past (ta)トレードした
polite (mashita)トレードしました
Past negative (nakatta)トレードしなかった
polite (masen deshita)トレードしませんでした
Te formトレードして
Potentialトレードできる
Passiveトレードされる
Causativeトレードさせる
Causative passiveトレードさせられる
Conditional (ba)トレードすれば
taraトレードしたら
Volitionalトレードしよう
polite (mashou)トレードしましょう
Imperativeトレードしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym取引とりひきNeutralThe most versatile word for commercial transactions and dealings, as in 「取引先」. 「トレード」 can also mean a deal, but is the standard term for player trades in sports.
  • Synonym取り替えるとりかえるNeutralA verb for exchanging or replacing something, as in 「電池を取り替える」; the focus is on swapping in a new item, not on commercial dealing.
  • Synonym売買ばいばいWrittenA written-style word for buying and selling, common in contracts like 「土地売買」. 「トレード」 also refers to trading players between sports teams.
  • Synonym引き換えるひきかえるNeutralA verb for giving one thing in return for another, as in 「代金と引き換えに商品を渡す」 or 「景品と引き換える」; it also means contrast. 「トレード」 is a noun for deals or player trades.
  • Synonym交易こうえきWrittenA written-style word for trade in goods, often with a historical ring, as in 「南蛮交易」. For everyday business deals, 「取引」 is the word.
  • Synonym替えるかえるNeutralA broad verb for replacing or changing one thing for another; it goes beyond deals and covers swapping people or positions too.
  • Synonym貿易ぼうえきNeutralTrade between countries — imports and exports, as in 「貿易会社」. 「トレード」 is not limited to international commerce and also covers player trades.
  • Synonym交換こうかんNeutralExchanging things with each other, as in 「名刺交換」 or 「部品交換」; used widely outside commerce too. 「トレード」 centers on deals and player trades.
  • Synonym通商つうしょうFormalA formal word for commerce between nations, seen in 「通商条約」 and 「通商政策」; never used for an individual's buying and selling.
  • Synonym商いあきないWrittenAn old-fashioned native word for a trading business, also for sales or takings; in everyday speech 「商売」 is the normal choice.
  • SynonymスワップNeutralA loanword for swapping, mostly in technical use: financial 「スワップ取引」 or swapping computer memory.
  • Synonym売り買いうりかいNeutralA native Japanese word for buying and selling; more colloquial than 「売買」, it focuses on the action of each individual purchase and sale.
  • Synonym取り替えとりかえNeutralThe noun form of 「取り替える」: replacing or swapping something, as in 「部品の取り替え」. It has nothing to do with buying or selling.
  • Synonym取り替えっことりかえっこCasualA colloquial, friendly word for two people swapping the things they each have; too casual for commercial transactions.
  • Related商売しょうばいNeutralRunning a business or trade, and by extension an occupation; common in speech, as in 「商売繁盛」. 「トレード」 never refers to a line of work.
  • RelatedやりとりNeutralGiving and receiving things back and forth, or an exchange of letters and words; the emphasis is on the interaction, not on a deal.
  • Related商業しょうぎょうNeutralCommerce as an industry — profiting from the flow of goods, as in 「商業施設」. It names a sector, not individual transactions.

「トレード」 is the usual word for trading players between sports teams and for stock trades. For general business transactions, 「取引」 is the default. Use 「貿易」 for international trade, 「売買」 for formal buying and selling, 「交換」 for exchanging things, and 「商売」 for running a business. Other words cover replacement (「取り替える」「替える」「取り替え」), colloquial buying and selling (「売り買い」), formal commerce (「通商」「交易」), casual (「取り替えっこ」) and technical (「スワップ」) swaps, back-and-forth exchanges (「やり取り」), and old-fashioned business (「商い」).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 取引とりひき。
  2. プロスポーツにおける選手せんしゅの意思いしによらない所属しょぞくチームの移籍いせき。
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