fair-trading

Definition of fair-tradingnext
present participle of fair-trade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-trading
Verb
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Early March, the city council voted 9 to 6, directing the city manager to collect more information about the costs of moving City Hall and selling the land and comparing them to fixing up the building.
    Jack Fink, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now, Hall and Hall is marketing the 1,500-acre Spring Creek Ranch, a marquee holding at the headwaters of the renowned Fall River.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In a move somewhat at odds with the content of the film, A24 spent weeks marketing The Drama as more of a romantic comedy, making the film seem like something in the vein of last spring’s Materialists (which itself can only tenuously be described as a rom-com).
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Orenbuch notes that Delta Air Lines alone has collected as much as $10 billion from Amex in recent years for supplying seats on its planes to rewards customers.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Lisa began working full-time in the secondhand clothing sector in 1994, initially in Poland and later in the Netherlands, supplying wholesalers in both Eastern Europe and Africa.
    Lisa Jepsen, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The new 43 mm timepiece, retailing for a cool $10,600, is limited to just 593, a reference to the jet’s powerful Olympus 593 engines.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Rausch presented her with a burgundy Togo Birkin bag in a size 30 with gold hardware, retailing for $16,000.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This includes approximately $260 billion for purchasing equipment and $220 billion for research, development, testing, and evaluation.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
  • One is a ban on institutional investors such as Blackstone from purchasing single-family homes.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Exclusive venue contracts also reinforced its role in distributing tickets for major tours.
    byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Jackson’s estate is not just collecting his assets and then distributing them.
    Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At Harmar Bait and Tackle, there was a steady stream of customers either buying bait or getting trout fishing licenses.
    Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Sleeping positions and firmness Beyond mattress type, your preferred sleep position and mattress firmness (how hard or soft a bed feels) are other important factors to consider when buying a mattress.
    Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.
    Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Matt had gotten his first taste of entrepreneurship at the age of six, peddling tamales near the Capitol.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Fair-trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair-trading. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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