| See under commerce (def. 1). |
| 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. |