business vs trade

business and trade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
business	Yes	No	No	No
trade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, trade is a hyponym of business; that is, trade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than business:

As nouns, trade is a hyponym of business; that is, trade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than business:

Other hyponyms of business include patronage, land-office business.

business (noun)	trade (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money	the skilled practice of a practical occupation
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects	the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
the volume of commercial activity	a particular instance of buying or selling
incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect	an equal exchange
an immediate objective	the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
a rightful concern or responsibility	people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it	steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
customers collectively
business concerns collectively

business (verb)	trade (verb)
	turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase
	engage in the trade of
	exchange or give (something) in exchange for
	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
	be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions