FAIR TRADE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

fair-trade

verb

Definition of fair-trade

as in to wholesale

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Colorado took a more lenient course, allowing brewing companies to wholesale their own products directly to licensed retailers.

— Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
The response is not to wholesale import consumer-software practices, since consequences in the automotive industry can be hazardous.

— Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of wholesale

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Compare that to the NestWorks C500 milling machine, which retails for $6,000 and is compact enough to sit on a desktop, shaping titanium and stainless steel to within a third of the width of a human hair.

— Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The brushes retail for $198, and 100 percent of proceeds of each sale go toward research funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of retail

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The company held a record-setting initial public offering in June, and Musk is not able to sell or trade the bulk of his stock until June 2027 because of lockup provisions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Analysts blame the brand’s reliance on Chuck Taylors and question whether Nike might sell it, though Nike says Converse remains an important part of its portfolio.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sell

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Adnan Siraj Rakin, an assistant professor at Binghamton University, warned that robotics developers may face risks when relying on language models supplied by third parties.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Publicly, Pacific Fusion talks mostly about its future ability to supply electricity, a promise the fusion industry has made for years.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of supply

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Dress shirts are merchandised in the center, and include the popular Traveler assortment.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Expect retailers to start merchandising home fragrance by room rather than by scent family, and expect brands to release coordinated multi-room sets.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of merchandise

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Firms that know exactly where the line sits hold quiet advantages their competitors cannot purchase or replicate.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
While performance varies with outdoor temperatures, heat pumps can deliver substantially more useful heat per unit of energy purchased than conventional electric resistance heating.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of purchase

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