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trades (EN)
noun

This word can also be a form of:
trade (noun, verb)

noun “trades”

trades, plural only
  1. publications that report news and information about a particular industry
    The actor's new role was announced in the trades today.
  2. the trade winds; steady winds that blow towards the equator from the northeast and southeast
    The sailors used the trades to speed up their journey across the ocean.