commerce

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/kɒˈmɜːs/ English

Definitions

noun

The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
Sexual intercourse.
An 18th-century French card game in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.

verb

To carry on trade; to traffic.
To hold intercourse; to commune.

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Synonyms

communication communion dealings interchange intercourse trade traffic commercialism mercantilism commerce department department of commerce market business brokering retail trading sale economy

Associated

raider clause subcommittee icc chamber industry tourism chambers economics finance agriculture

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