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1.
an interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries (foreign commerce) or between different parts of the same country (domestic commerce) trade; business.
2.
social relations, especially 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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| —n | |
| 1. | the activity embracing all forms of the purchase and sale of goods and services |
| 2. | social relations and exchange, esp of opinions, attitudes, etc |
| [C16: from Latin commercium trade, from commercārī, from mercārī to trade, from merx merchandise] | |
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Word Origin & History
commerce
1530s, from M.Fr. commerce, from L. commercium "trade, trafficking," from com- "together" + merx (gen. mercis) "merchandise" (see market).
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In addition he demanded the complete freedom of commerce and industry.
Commerce exports of cotton, ship machinery and dehydrated onions.
Various regulatory schemes control how commerce is conducted.
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