trade vs undertaking

undertaking vs trade

trade and undertaking both are nouns.

trade is a verb but undertaking is not a verb.

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

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

trade: the skilled practice of a practical occupation
undertaking: the trade of a funeral director

Other hyponyms of trade include airplane mechanics, auto mechanics, basketry, carpentry, woodwork, woodworking, drafting, mechanical drawing, dressmaking, electrical work, interior decorating, interior decoration, lumbering, masonry, oculism, house painting, painting, papermaking, pilotage, piloting, plumbery, plumbing, pottery, pyrotechnics, pyrotechny, cobbling, shoe repairing, shoemaking, roofing, sheet-metal work, shingling, tailoring, tool-and-die work, handicraft, mintage, tanning, typography, upholstery, wine making, winemaking, goldsmithery, barber-surgery.

trade (noun)	undertaking (noun)
the skilled practice of a practical occupation	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers	the trade of a funeral director
a particular instance of buying or selling
an equal exchange
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator

trade (verb)	undertaking (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

Difference between trade and undertaking

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