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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 considerationsplay

2. trade that is conducted legallyplay

  Familiarity information: FAIR TRADE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAIR TRADE (noun)


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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