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| 1. | an interchange of goods or commodities, esp. on a large scale between different countries (foreign commerce) or between different parts of the same country (domestic commerce); trade; business. |
| 2. | social relations, esp. the exchange of views, attitudes, etc. |
| 3. | sexual intercourse. |
| 4. | intellectual or spiritual interchange; communion. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter) Also called Commerce Department. Informal. the Department of Commerce. |
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Commerce
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| com·merce
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n.
[French, from Old French, from Latin commercium : com-, com- + merx, merc-, merchandise.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
commerce
1537, from M.Fr. commerce, from L. commercium "trade, trafficking," from com- "together" + merx (gen. mercis) "merchandise" (see market). Commercial is 1687 as an adj.; as a noun meaning "advertising broadcast on radio or TV" it is first recorded 1935.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| commerce | |
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| 1. | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| 2. | the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913 [syn: Department of Commerce] |
| 3. | social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc. |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
commerce [ˈkoməːs] noun
the exchange of goods between nations or people; trade on a large scale
Example: He is engaged in commerce.
See also: commercial, commercial traveller, commercialize, commercialiseExample: He is engaged in commerce.
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Commerce City, CO (city, FIPS 16495) Location: 39.86760 N, 104.86839 W
Population (1990): 16466 (6414 housing units)
Area: 51.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80022
Commerce Townshi, MI Zip code(s): 48382
Commerce, GA (city, FIPS 19112) Location: 34.20588 N, 83.46118 W
Population (1990): 4108 (1724 housing units)
Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30529
Commerce, OK (city, FIPS 16500) Location: 36.93188 N, 94.86994 W
Population (1990): 2426 (1107 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74339
Commerce, TX (city, FIPS 16240) Location: 33.23816 N, 95.90077 W
Population (1990): 6825 (3139 housing units)
Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75428
Commerce, CA (city, FIPS 14974) Location: 33.99537 N, 118.15024 W
Population (1990): 12135 (3330 housing units)
Area: 16.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Commerce, MO (town, FIPS 15760) Location: 37.15809 N, 89.44656 W
Population (1990): 173 (67 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
City Of Commerce, CA Zip code(s): 90040
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Commerce
Com"merce\, n. Note: (Formerly accented on the second syllable.) [F. commerce, L. commercium; com- + merx, mercis, merchandise. See Merchant.]1. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic. The public becomes powerful in proportion to the opulence and extensive commerce of private men. --Hume. 2. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity. Fifteen years of thought, observation, and commerce with the world had made him [Bunyan] wiser. --Macaulay. 3. Sexual intercourse. --W. Montagu. 4. A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade. --Hoyle. Chamber of commerce. See Chamber. Syn: Trade; traffic; dealings; intercourse; interchange; communion; communication.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Commerce
Com*merce"\ (? or ?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Commerced; p>. pr. & vb. n. Commercing.] [Cf. F. commercer, fr. LL. commerciare.]1. To carry on trade; to traffic. [Obs.] Beware you commerce not with bankrupts. --B. Jonson. 2. To hold intercourse; to commune. --Milton. Commercing with himself. --Tennyson. Musicians . . . taught the people in angelic harmonies to commerce with heaven. --Prof. Wilson.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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