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FAIR TRADE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fair trade mean?
• FAIR TRADE (noun)
The noun FAIR TRADE has 2 senses:
1. trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations
2. trade that is conducted legally
Familiarity information: FAIR TRADE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fair trade" is a kind of...):
trade (the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Trade that is conducted legally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fair trade" is a kind of...):
trade (the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services)
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