fair trade

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fair, trade.

Meanings

nounfair trade (countable and uncountable, plural fair trades)

plural fair trades

  1. countableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fair, trade.
  2. uncountableA system of trading promoting more equitable global trade, especially to sellers and producers in poorer areas, but also to the environment.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 公平貿易 /公平贸易
  • 公平貿易 /公平贸易system of trading
Dutch eerlijke handel
  • eerlijke handelsystem of trading
Finnish reilu kauppa
  • reilu kauppasystem of trading
French commerce équitable
  • commerce équitablesystem of trading
German Fairer Handel
  • Fairer Handelsystem of trading
Greek δίκαιο εμπόριο
  • δίκαιο εμπόριο (díkaio empório)system of trading
Italian equocommercio
  • equocommerciosystem of trading
Polish sprawiedliwy handel
  • sprawiedliwy handelsystem of trading
Portuguese comércio justo
  • comércio justosystem of trading
Russian справедли́вая торго́вля
  • справедли́вая торго́вля (spravedlívaja torgóvlja)system of trading
Spanish comercio justo
  • comercio justosystem of trading
Swedish rättvis handel
  • rättvis handelsystem of trading
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APA

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MLA

“fair trade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair%20trade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fair trade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair%20trade.

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