&c 148.
a Roland for an Oliver; quid pro quo; commutation, composition;
Indian gift [U.S.].
trade, commerce, mercature†, buying and selling, bargain and sale;
traffic, business, nundination†, custom, shopping; commercial
enterprise, speculation, jobbing, stockjobbing†, agiotage†, brokery†.
deal, dealing, transaction, negotiation, bargain.
free trade.
V. barter, exchange, swap, swop†, truck, scorse†; interchange &c 148;
commutate &c (substitute) 147; compound for.
trade, traffic, buy and sell, give and take, nundinate†; carry on a
trade, ply a trade, drive a trade; be in business, be in the city; keep
a shop, deal in, employ one's capital in.
trade with, deal with, have dealings with; transact business with,
do business with; open an account with, keep an account with.
bargain; drive a bargain, make a bargain; negotiate, bid for;
haggle, higgle†; dicker [U.S.]; chaffer, huckster, cheapen, beat down;
stickle, stickle for; out bid, under bid; ask, charge; strike a bargain
&c (contract) 769.
speculate, give a sprat to catch a herring; buy in the cheapest
and sell in the dearest market, buy low and sell high; corner the
market; rig the market, stag the market.
Adj. commercial, mercantile, trading; interchangeable, marketable,
staple, in the market, for sale.
wholesale, retail.
Adv. across the counter.
Phr. cambio non e furto [It].