Wu Ting
How would you interpret the phrase ‘in the trade’ here? the excerpt: … Mrs. Ramsay in her modest way flushed a little and slipped the chain inside her dress. Ramsay leaned forward. He gave us all a look and a smile flickered in his eyes. "That’s a pretty chain of Mrs. Ramsay’s, isn’t it?" "I noticed it at once," answered Mr. Kelada. "Gee, I said to myself, those are pearls all right." "I didn’t buy it myself, of course. I’d be interested to know how much you think it cost." "Oh, in the trade somewhere round fifteen thousand dollars. But if it was bought on Fifth Avenue shouldn’t be surprised to hear that anything up to thirty thousand was paid for it."
2018년 10월 30일 오전 8:55
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I would interpret this to mean "in the jewellery trade" - the specific trade is (usually!) implicit from context. In this particular context, they are discussing the prices between jewellers, possibly the wholesale price, with little profit. This is the price before the large markups charged by stores. I hope this helps! English Chris
2018년 10월 30일
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If one dealer sold it to another dealer, this would be 'in the trade'. This contrasts with selling to the public.
2018년 10월 30일
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