commerce+(noun)

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• commerce — ► NOUN 1) the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale. 2) dated social dealings between people. ORIGIN Latin commercium trade, trading , from merx merchandise …   English terms dictionary

• commerce — com‧merce [ˈkɒmɜːs ǁ ˈkɑːmɜːrs] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE 1. the buying and selling of goods and services; = TRADE: • Modern computing facilities are very much in demand by industry and commerce. • a guide to English for Commerce ˌinternational …   Financial and business terms

• commerce — com·merce n 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… …   Law dictionary

• commerce — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign, global, international ▪ domestic, interstate (AmE) ▪ electronic, Internet, online …   Collocations dictionary

• Commerce Secretary — noun 1. the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson • Syn: ↑Secretary of Commerce • Hypernyms: ↑secretary 2. the position of the head of the …   Useful english dictionary

• commerce clause — ➔ clause * * * commerce clause UK US noun [S] GOVERNMENT ► a part of the US Constitution that states Congress can control business activities that take place between different US states: »Any such agreement would violate the commerce clause of… …   Financial and business terms

• commerce — noun (U) 1 the buying and selling of goods and services; trade 1 (1): measures promoting local commerce and industry 2 old fashioned relationships and communication between people see also: chamber of commerce …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• commerce — noun 1) industry and commerce Syn: trade, trading, buying and selling, business, dealing, traffic; (financial) transactions, dealings 2) dated human commerce Syn: relations, dealings, socializing …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Commerce Department — noun 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, ↑Commerce, ↑DoC • Hypernyms: ↑executive …   Useful english dictionary

• commerce raider — noun A naval vessel, tasked with disrupting enemy merchant shipping …   Wiktionary

• commerce — noun 1》 the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale. 2》 dated social dealings between people. 3》 archaic sexual intercourse. Origin C16: from Fr., or from L. commercium trade, trading , based on merx, merc merchandise …   English new terms dictionary