trades

(noun, verb)

noun

1. plural of trade

2. (only as plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.

- They rode the trades going west.

3. (only as plural) A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.

- Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of trade