We do a roaring trade in ice-creams during the hot weather.
The shop opened last September and has been doing a roaring trade since then.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
do a roaring trade — Ⅰ. do a roaring trade (in sth) (also do a brisk trade (in sth)) ► to sell a lot of something: »We do a roaring trade in ice creams during the hot weather. Main Entry: ↑trade Ⅱ … Financial and business terms
do a roaring trade (in something) — phrase to sell large quantities of something in a short period of time We did a roaring trade in ice creams last week. Thesaurus: to sell somethingsynonym Main entry: roaring * * * do a ˈroaring trade (in sth … Useful english dictionary
roaring — roar‧ing [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] adjective do a roaring trade ( in something) informal COMMERCE to sell a lot of something very quickly: • The food sellers were doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages. * * * roaring UK US /rɔːrɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] ● … Financial and business terms
Trade — A verbal (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. Settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I … Financial and business terms
trade — An oral (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A trade is a deal … Financial and business terms
roaring — roar|ing [ˈro:rıŋ] adj 1.) [only before noun] making a deep, very loud, continuous noise ▪ the roaring wind and waves 2.) roaring fire a fire that burns with a lot of flames and heat 3.) do a roaring trade (in sth) BrE informal to sell a lot of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roaring — [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] adj 1) a roaring fire burns very brightly and produces a lot of heat 2) making a loud deep noise a roaring waterfall[/ex] • be a roaring success British to be very successful[/ex] do a roaring trade (in sth) to sell large quantities of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
trade — 1 /treId/ noun 1 BUYING/SELLING (U) the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries: There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. | the arms trade (=the buying and selling of weapons) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trade — trade1 W1S3 [treıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(buying/selling)¦ 2 the hotel/tourist etc trade 3¦(amount of business)¦ 4¦(an exchange of things)¦ 5 the trade 6¦(job/work)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: course, way, track ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
trade — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 buying/selling of goods/services ADJECTIVE ▪ booming, brisk, burgeoning, expanding, flourishing, lively, roaring, thriving ▪ … Collocations dictionary
