furniture trade

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• trade — tradable, tradeable, adj. tradeless, adj. /trayd/, n., v., traded, trading, adj. n. 1. the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign …   Universalium

• trade — 1. The activity of buying and selling goods and services. 2. Individuals and organizations operating in a defined sector of economic activity. For example, She was well known in the furniture trade. 3. Work or related activity that requires… …   Auditor's dictionary

• furniture — [fʉr′ni chər] n. [Fr fourniture < fournir, FURNISH] 1. Obs. the act of furnishing 2. the things, usually movable, in a room, apartment, etc. which equip it for living, as chairs, sofas, tables, beds, etc. 3. the necessary equipment of a… …   English World dictionary

• furniture industry — Introduction       all the companies and activities involved in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of functional and decorative objects of household equipment.       The modern manufacture of furniture, as distinct from its design,… …   Universalium

• Trade fair — IBM stand during CeBIT 2010 at the Hanover fairground, the largest exhibition ground in the world, in Hanover, Germany. A trade fair (trade show, trade exhibition or expo) is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can… …   Wikipedia

• furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …   Universalium

• Furniture, Manufacturing & Associated Workers Union — Infobox Union| name= country= New Zealand affiliation= NZCTU members= 620 full name= Furniture, Manufacturing Associated Workers Union native name= founded= current= head= dissolved date= dissolved state= merged into= office= Christchurch, New… …   Wikipedia

• furniture design —    Absolute design values were widely rejected after the 1951 Festival of Britain (Seago 1995). A culturally determined, standardized style and ethos neither suited automated manufacture nor the approaches of a new generation of contemporary… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• trade — [[t]tre͟ɪd[/t]] ♦ trades, trading, traded 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries. The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign… …   English dictionary

• trade —    Wide ranging and intensive trade, especially foreign trade, was absolutely essential to the prosperity and success of the ancient Mesopotamian cultures. This was because Mesopotamia was and still is deficient in many important natural… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

• trade show — show (def. 24). [1925 30] * * * or trade fair Temporary market organized to promote trade, where buyers and sellers gather to transact business. Trade fairs are organized at regular intervals, generally at the same location and time of year. They …   Universalium