time trade
The term "time trade" has various meanings across different fields, from financial transactions to health economics and employee benefits.
Definition
C1Finance
(technical, industry-specific)The act of selling or buying a financial instrument based on the specific moment when the trade is executed.
Example
- The trader made a time trade to capitalize on the market's volatility at noon.
C2Health Economics
(technical, academic)A method for measuring quality of life by asking how many years of life one would trade for a period of full health.
Example
- In the study, participants were asked to make a time trade-off to estimate their quality-adjusted life years.
B2Employment
(informal, workplace)An arrangement where employees exchange time off for other benefits or flexible work schedules.
Example
- She decided to trade time with her colleague to get a day off next week.
B2Barter Systems
(informal, economic)A system where goods or services are exchanged based on the time spent providing them, instead of using money.
Example
- In the local community, a time trade system allows people to exchange services without money.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "time trade":
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