German word

Handel

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈhandl̩/

Meaning

  • masculine nountrade

Example

Der Handel zwischen den Ländern boomt.

Trade between the countries is booming.

Illustration for Handel (trade)

More examples

Viele Produkte sind im Handel sowohl online als auch im Laden erhältlich.

Many products are commercially available both online and in stores.

Core concept

A marketplace network in which goods and services move between sellers and buyers.

Common phrases

  • im Handel erhältlich

    commercially available

  • Online-Handel

    online trade

  • Einzelhandel

    retail

Similar words

Kauf: The purchase of goods.
Verkauf: The sale of goods.
Geschäft: A store or commercial business.
Außenhandel: International trade between countries.

Definition in German

Handel ist der Austausch von Waren und Dienstleistungen zwischen Personen, Firmen oder Ländern.

Word origin

Handel comes from Middle High German handel and is related to handeln, originally referring to activity and later to commercial exchange.

Usage tips

  • Handel usually denotes commerce as an activity or sector, while a single business transaction is often eine Transaktion or ein Geschäft.

Other meanings

  • commercenoun
  • transactionnoun

Opposites

  • Protektionismusprotectionismnoun
  • Autarkieself-sufficiencynoun

Related words

  • Handelswaretrade goodsnoun
  • Handelsvertretercommercial agentnoun

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