fair trade

1. 1.

   trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations

   Broadertrade
2. 2.

   trade that is conducted legally

   Broadertrade

Questions about fair trade

What does fair trade mean?

fair trade means "trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is fair trade a common word?

fair trade is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.