mercantile

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
  2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to mercantilism.

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/
Etymology

Borrowed from French mercantile, from Italian mercantile, from mercante (“merchant”), from Latin mercāns (“trading”).

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