fishing sportfishing | the act of someone who fishes as a diversion |
fishing | the occupation of catching fish for a living |
fly-fishing | angling with an artificial fly as a lure |
surf casting surf fishing | casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to yards) with the waves breaking around you |
trade craft | the skilled practice of a practical occupation, he learned his trade as an apprentice |
trade | the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services, Venice was an important center of trade with the East, they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade |
fair trade | trade that is conducted legally |
fair trade | 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 |
free trade | international trade free of government interference |
North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
trade patronage | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers, even before noon there was a considerable patronage |
carriage trade | trade from upperlass customers |
barter swap swop trade | an equal exchange, we had no money so we had to live by barter |
horse trade horse trading | the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) |
deal trade business deal | a particular instance of buying or selling, it was a package deal, I had no further trade with him, he's a master of the business deal |
slave trade slave traffic | traffic in slaves, especially in Black Africans transported to America in the th to th centuries |
protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
restraint of trade | any act that tends to prevent free competition in business |
tradeoff trade-off | an exchange that occurs as a compromise, I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine |
fishing eagle Haliaeetus leucorhyphus | of southeast Europe and central Asia |
a earthworm angleworm fishworm fishing worm wiggler nightwalker nightcrawler crawler dew worm red worm | terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil, often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet, used as bait by anglers |
packrat pack rat trade rat bushytail woodrat Neotoma cinerea | any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America, hoards food and other objects |
commodity trade good good | articles of commerce |
fishing boat fishing smack fishing vessel | a vessel for fishing, often has a well to keep the catch alive |
fishing gear tackle fishing tackle fishing rig rig | gear used in fishing |
fishing line | a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
fishing rod fishing pole | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line |
fishnet fishing net | a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in |
seaway sea lane ship route trade route | a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels |
stock-in-trade | any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation, friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade |
World Trade Center WTC twin towers | twin skyscrapersstories high in New York City, built feet tall into , destroyed by a terrorist attack on September , |
fishing expedition | an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information |
trade book trade edition | a book intended for general readership |
fair-trade agreement | an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer |
trade bill | a statute that would regulate foreign trade |
fishing license fishing licence fishing permit | a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time |
fair-trade act | formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from priceutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise, eliminated by the United States Congress in |
trade magazine | a magazine published for and read by members of a particular trade group |
trade barrier import barrier | any regulation or policy that restricts international trade |
embargo trade embargo trade stoppage | a government order imposing a trade barrier |
trade policy national trading policy | a government's policy controlling foreign trade |
trade secret | a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition |
trade-last | a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me |
trade name brand name brand marque | a name given to a product or service |
business cycle trade cycle | recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline |
combination in restraint of trade | (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States) |
apparel industry garment industry fashion industry fashion business rag trade | makers and sellers of fashionable clothing |
United States Trade Representative US Trade Representative | the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade |
union labor union trade union trades union brotherhood | an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer, you have to join the union in order to get a job |
trade school vocational school | a secondary school teaching the skilled trades |