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com⋅merce

  [kom-ers]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1530–40; < MF < L commercium, equiv. to commerc(ārī) to trade together (com- com- + mercārī to buy, deal, deriv. of merc-, s. of merx goods) + -ium -ium

Synonyms:
1. See trade.

Com⋅merce

  [kom-ers]
–noun
a town in SW California. 10,509.
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com·merce   (kŏm'ərs)   
n.  

  1. The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale, as between cities or nations. See Synonyms at business.

  2. Intellectual exchange or social interaction.

  3. Sexual intercourse.


[French, from Old French, from Latin commercium : com-, com- + merx, merc-, merchandise.]
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Word Origin & History

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
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Financial Dictionary

Commerce

The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale.

Investopedia Commentary

Commerce is done between businesses, individuals, countries, and so on.

Related Links

An Exploration of the Development of the Market
Understanding Supply-Side Economics

See also: Collaborative Commerce - C-commerce, Electronic Commerce - eCommerce

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: com·merce
Function: noun
1 : the exchange or buying and selling of goods, commodities, property, or services esp. on a large scale and involving transportation from place to place : TRADE 2 —see also COMMERCE CLAUSE Fair Labor Standards Act in the IMPORTANT LAWS section
2 : the act of engaging in sexual intercourse
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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