(ばいばい)

ばいばい
noun, suru-verb
buying and selling, trade
1. buying and selling, trade, transaction
The act of commercial exchange involving both purchasing and selling.
土地(とち)売買(ばいばい)をする。
To buy and sell land.
株式(かぶしき)売買(ばいばい)利益(りえき)()た。
I made a profit from stock trading.
不動産(ふどうさん)売買(ばいばい)には契約書(けいやくしょ)必要(ひつよう)だ。
Real estate transactions require a contract.

USAGE: 売買(ばいばい) combines (ばい) (selling) and (ばい) (buying), emphasizing both sides of a transaction. It's more formal than simply 'buying' or 'selling.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 売買(ばいばい)する (to buy and sell, to trade)
  • 売買(ばいばい)成立(せいりつ)する (a transaction is completed)
  • Xの売買(ばいばい) (trading of X)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 売買(ばいばい)契約(けいやく) (sales contract)
  • 株式(かぶしき)売買(ばいばい) (stock trading)
  • 不動産(ふどうさん)売買(ばいばい) (real estate transaction)
  • 人身(じんしん)売買(ばいばい) (human trafficking)
  • 臓器(ぞうき)売買(ばいばい) (organ trafficking)

NOTE: Not to be confused with the casual goodbye バイバイ (bye-bye).