–noun

1.	time that is to be or come hereafter.

2.	something that will exist or happen in time to come: The future is rooted in the past.

3.	a condition, esp. of success or failure, to come: Some people believe a gypsy can tell you your future.

4.	Grammar. a. the future tense. b. another future formation or construction. c. a form in the future, as He will come.

5.	Usually, futures. speculative purchases or sales of commodities for future receipt or delivery.

–adjective

6.	that is to be or come hereafter: future events; on some future day.

7.	pertaining to or connected with time to come: one's future prospects; future plans.

8.	Grammar. noting or pertaining to a tense or other verb formation or construction that refers to events or states in time to come.

–noun

1.	the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.

2.	a purchase or sale 3e8 ; business deal or transaction.

3.	an exchange of items, usually without payment of money.

4.	any occupation pursued as a business or livelihood.

5.	some line of skilled manual or mechanical work; craft: the trade of a carpenter; printer's trade.

6.	people engaged in a particular line of business: a lecture of interest only to the trade.

7.	market: an increase in the tourist trade.

8.	a field of business activity: a magazine for the furniture trade.

9.	the customers of a business establishment.

10.	Informal. trade paper.

11.	trades. trade wind (def. 1).

–verb (used with object)

12.	to buy and sell; barter; traffic in.

13.	to exchange: to trade seats.

–verb (used without object)

14.	to carry on trade.

15.	to traffic (usually fol. by in): a tyrant who trades in human lives.

16.	to make an exchange.

17.	to make one's purchases; shop; buy.

–adjective

18.	of or pertaining to trade or commerce.

19.	used by, serving, or intended for a particular trade: trade journal.

20.	Also, trades. of, composed of, or serving the members of a trade: a trade club.

—Verb phrases

21.	trade down, to exchange a more valuable or desirable item for a less valuable or desirable one.

22.	trade in, to give (a used article) as payment to be credited toward a purchase: We trade in our car every three years.

23.	trade off, to exchange something for or with another.

24.	trade on or upon, to turn to one's advantage, esp. selfishly or unfairly; exploit: to trade on the weaknesses of others.

25.	trade up, to exchange a less valuable or desirable item for a more valuable or desirable one.