providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?"
free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind; "was settled in a comfortable job, one for which he was well prepared"; "the comfortable thought that nothing could go wrong"; "was comfortable in his religious beliefs"; "she's a comfortable person to be with"; "she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents"
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary"
more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead"
the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"
engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"
be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"
(music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts