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trade
Verb
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When two people trade, one gives something to the other and the other gives something to the first one. They make an exchange. Sometimes money is one of the things.
trade
Noun
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Trade is the buying and selling of goods.
Trade between Canada and the US is at its highest level in years.
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A trade is the act of trading.
I think I made a good trade.
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A trade is a job that needs a special skill to do.
The carpenters trade involves making things from wood.
He went to trade school to become a plumber.
union
Noun
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A union is when many things are joined together.
The League of Nations was a union between many nations.
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A union may be the act of joining.
The union of these two companies was painless.
is the union of two lives.
education
Noun
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Someone gets an education if that person learns something or if somebody teaches that person something, usually at school.
More and more people are starting work with a university education.
He studied German by himself, but he has no formal education.
league
Noun
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A league is a group of sports teams that play against each other.
Rodriguez won the American League most-valuable-player award in 2003 and 2005.
The chances of your son making the National Hockey League are close to zero.
He spent the summer driving around Texas, watching minor league baseball games.
They played in this year's league championship, but lost by six points.
They could win and finish as the best team in the best league.
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A league is a group of people who have joined together to promote a similar idea.
The League of Conservation Voters is one of the largest and most political environmental groups in the country.
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If you are not in the same league as somebody else, they are much better than or different from you.
The Toyota Corolla is not even in the same league as the beautiful new Jaguar.
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If you are out of your league, you're trying something too difficult for you.
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If you are in league with somebody, you are working with them, usually in secret and for a bad reason.
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A league is a distance of 4,828 metres on land or 5,556 metres at sea.