the trade
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Usually the liquor trade, more particularly those engaged in the brewing and
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
President Jefferson did not want the trade ban to last long.Tổng thống Jefferson không muốn cấm vận thương mại kéo dài.
Tatoeba sentence #805465 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “the trade” mean?
Usually the liquor trade, more particularly those engaged in the brewing and
Is “the trade” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.