Trade

Question 1

commodity

Answer 1

a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold:

goods, merchandise , wares, materials, products, possessions, property , chattel, assets, belongings, specialty , stock , stock in trade, consumers’ goods, staples, line , what one handles, article , item , thing , speciality (UK), merch (slang)

The country’s most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.
the international commodities market

Question 2

retail

Answer 2

the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops:

direct, in small lots

The job is open to applicants with over two years’ experience in retail.
The clothing company has six retail outlets (= shops) in Perth.

Question 3

freight

Answer 3

goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting these goods:

cargo, shipment, goods, landing, burden

The ship carries both freight and passengers.
a freight company
Will the goods be sent by air or sea freight?
freight trains
us The escaped prisoner made his getaway in a freight car on a train.